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Peach blossoms and flowing water disappear, there is a world other than this world Translation

Translation: Someone asked me why I live in seclusion in Bishan. I smiled and didn't answer, feeling at ease. The peach blossoms are in full bloom and the flowing water disappears into the distance. There is a different world here, how can it be the human world?

From "Questions and Answers in the Mountains/Answers to Common People's Questions in the Mountains" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty.

Ask me why I want to live in the green mountains, I smile and don’t answer, and my heart is at ease. The peach blossoms and flowing water suddenly disappear, and there is no other world than this world.

Li Bai (701-762), courtesy name Taibai and Qinglian Jushi, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. He said that his ancestral home was Chengji, Longxi (southwest of Jingning, Gansu Province today). He was a descendant of the Han flying general Li Guang. After Li Hao, King of Liangwuzhao, he had the same clan as the royal family of Li Tang.