A classical Chinese line for “I want solitude in nature”

In the empty mountains no person can be seen; only the echo of human voices is heard.

Plain meaningThe world can be quiet enough for a distant sound to become vivid.

No one knows me in the deep forest; the bright moon comes to shine upon me.

Plain meaningEven in solitude, the moon can feel like quiet company.

We look at each other without tiring—only Mount Jingting and I.

Plain meaningNature can be the companion that never exhausts you.

In a lone boat, an old man in a straw cape fishes alone in the snowy river cold.

Plain meaningOne person remains steady in a vast and empty winter world.

After fresh rain in the empty mountains, the evening air turns autumnal.

Plain meaningRain clears the world and autumn quietly arrives.

In the great desert a lone column of smoke rises straight; over the long river the setting sun is round.

Plain meaningThe frontier landscape is immense, spare, and unforgettable.