You must be fascinated by the bustling scene of
Falling flowers and singing birds,
You must be enjoying the solitude, surrounded
By brooks and mountains just outside your door
And window.
Surrounded by hills, who cares anything about
The affairs of the world?
As the city dwellers gaze into the distance,
They see nothing but peaks covered with clouds.
Wang Wei (701-761)
Wang Wei (699 CE-759 CE), Wang Wei was a Chinese poet, musician, painter, and politician during the Tang dynasty and was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time.