“The great roc rises with the same wind in a single flight, soaring ninety thousand miles.” Expressing immense ambition and confidence in one’s potential · Dapeng fu, a prose rhapsody Fame Hope
“The peach blossoms smile at the spring breeze, and the garden is filled with fragrant colours.” Celebrating spring as a setting for friendship, beauty, and creative fellowship · Preface to the Spring Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden Beauty Friendship Nature
“The ancient men held the candle and went out at night; they had good reason.” Defending the pursuit of pleasure and fellowship even after dark · Preface to the Spring Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden Joy Time
“Floating life is like a dream; how much joy can one have?” Balancing awareness of life’s brevity with the need to cherish happiness · Preface to the Spring Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden Joy Mortality
“Heaven and earth are the travellers’ inn of the myriad things; time is the passer-by of a hundred generations.” Reflecting on the transience of life and the vastness of the world · Preface to the Spring Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden Mortality Time
