The Day of Qingming
Du Mu (803-852)
Translated by Wang Daoyu
A rainy day around the Day of Qingming,
A roamer, heart-broken, is wearily walking.
He asks for a tavern, to a buffalo boy,
Who points to a village afar, where plums are blooming.
The Day of Qingming: Literally "The Pure Brightness Day", which falls on April 5th every year and is the traditional day for the Chinese people to pay homage to their ancestors' tombs.
Du Mu (803-852)
Translated by Wang Daoyu
A rainy day around the Day of Qingming,
A roamer, heart-broken, is wearily walking.
He asks for a tavern, to a buffalo boy,
Who points to a village afar, where plums are blooming.
The Day of Qingming: Literally "The Pure Brightness Day", which falls on April 5th every year and is the traditional day for the Chinese people to pay homage to their ancestors' tombs.
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