Hangzhou Tonglu | A room with a fireplace in the mountains, the homestay understands romance
This winter, I picked up Bai Juyi again,
Reading 'Freedom' and 'Bearing Winter',
It turns out that the ancients called sunbathing 'bearing the sun',
The seemingly dull 'gao gao' refers to 'bright appearance'.
Stay in Qizhu·Qinglongwu on the winter solstice,
Sit in the No.1 yard to sunbathe in the afternoon,
Tilt your head up and feel your face warm,
Oh, isn't this the lovely winter day that Bai Juyi said!
Perhaps it is the blessing of the mountains and the rammed earth yard,
The same 'clear and unobstructed' freedom is so clear and bright.
Sunbathe in the yard at noon,
Join the Christmas handcraft in the shop in the afternoon,
Take a walk in the evening and meet 'the quiet moonlight of the cold stream',
After feeling the cold, go back to the guest room to light the fireplace🪵,
🔥The fire is jumping, and the firewood is crackling,
Sunbathing, walking, roasting fire,
Lived a life like a little kitten for two days.
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Bright winter sunlight, truly lovely.
Move the couch to sit in the sun, still unbuckle the fur.
Inside and outside and in between, clear and unobstructed.
Therefore, in the sun, I speak freely to you.
--Bai Juyi 'Freedom'
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Bright winter sun comes out, shines on the corner of my house.
Sit with closed eyes in the sun, and warmth grows on the skin.
--Bai Juyi 'Bearing Winter'