Pleasure during degradation

"帝怒將抵以死, 大臣皆為愈言, 乃貶潮州刺史。"

韓愈不忘欣賞大自然的妙趣而說: 人生如此自可樂 豈必侷促為人几鞿 !

In ancient China, officials in the central government were often degraded by an emperor's emotional decision and shunted to the office in a remote place. Han Yu was one of them. But he never forgot to enjoy the beauty of nature. He made a poem saying human beings should enjoy his life, no need to be with feelings of gloom.

Sweet Osmanthus 丹桂盛開 芬芳四溢

Now sweet osmanthus is in full bloom. We can enjoy its fascinating fragrance under the blue sky and feel the autumn of 2009 has come.

秋天到了。天空藍得透明, 空氣又新鮮。現在桂花盛開。桂花有數種例如丹桂,金桂,銀花等等。我們在日本常見的是丹桂。城市,山野充滿著馥鬱的香氣。

陰曆八月十七日,蘇東坡在杭州誦了一首詩: 月缺霜濃細蕊乾 此花元屬桂堂仙人 云云

The Harvest Moon 2009 中秋名月

In the lunar calendar, the harvest moon is set on Aug. 15th. The harvest moon of this year was on Oct. 3rd. It was rainy that day, but we watched the moon night.

月圓人團圓

三五夜中新月色 二千里外故人心