The shepherd boy rode a cow for a long distance. What does peach blossom look like in water?

The evening in the village is still sunny, and the peach blossoms are more brightly reflected in the water. Where did the shepherd boy go? A seagull fell asleep on the back of a cow.

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Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei

The village is sunny in the evening, and peach blossoms reflect fresh water.

Where is the shepherd boy going? A seagull sleeps on the back of a cow.

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The author's life

Born in the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi (1765438+March 25, 2006) on March 2, he is a rare talent who is good at writing poems.

After four years of Qianlong (1739), 24-year-old Yuan Mei took part in the imperial examination and got the fifth place. With the help of Yin Jishan who got the exam, he chose Jishi Shu, imperial academy.

In the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), he changed his official position and served as a magistrate in Shuyang (1743-1745), Jiangning and Shangyuan. He advocated the rule of law and didn't avoid powerful people, which made him quite successful and won the appreciation of Governor Yin Jishan at that time.

In the 14th year of Qianlong (1749), his father died and Yuan Mei resigned as an official and adopted his mother. He bought the abandoned garden of Sui Dynasty in Jiangning (now Nanjing), renamed Suiyuan, built a house and settled down, which was called Suiyuan in history.

In the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong (1773), he asked for a suicide note, presented all the rare books to the Qing court, and made a copy of Three Ji Shu as an admonition. The book collection is printed with the Gate of Taoism and Su, Hundred Stone Mountain Houses, Huali Fairy, Qiantang Xiao Su is a villager, Enjoy Happiness here, Suiyuan Book Collection and Xiaocang Mountain House Book Collection Seal.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuan Mei