OverviewWong Tai Sin Sign 14
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- Tao Yuanming's Drunken Retreat
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Sign 14
Wong Tai Sin Sign 14 · Tao Yuanming's Drunken Retreat
陶淵明醉酒
A hermit adores the bamboo around a thatched hut, Enchanting himself by listening to dazzling rain flood.
Just lying beside the apricots whenever drunk, He hates to be wakened up by nightingale twitters snug.
Traditional fortune poem
Tao Yuanming's Drunken Retreat
Tao Yuanming lived during China's Jin Dynasty (365-427 CE) and became the archetype of the scholar who chose contentment over ambition. After serving as a low-ranking government official, he famously resigned rather than compromise his principles, declaring he would 'not bow down for five pecks of rice.' He retreated to rural life, growing chrysanthemums, writing poetry, and occasionally getting pleasantly drunk while contemplating nature. His decision wasn't about laziness or failure — it was radical self-determination in a culture that prized official success. Tao became legendary for finding genuine happiness in simple pleasures: rainfall on his thatched roof, wine among flower blossoms, the rustling of bamboo. His story represents the Chinese ideal that true wisdom sometimes means knowing when to step away from the rat race.
Six Short Readings
Career
The image on this stick is Tao Yuanming under his apricot trees, half-drunk, listening to rain on bamboo.READLove
Your love life needs what Tao Yuanming found in his cottage — authentic contentment rather than external validation.READHealth
The stick gives you Tao Yuanming under his apricot tree, half-drunk on rain and rice wine, irritated only when a bird wakes him too early.READStudy
Your academic journey is calling for a fundamental shift in perspective.READFamily
Tao Yuanming under his apricot tree, half-drunk and content with the sound of rain, is the image this stick hands you for a reason.READThe whole situation
You're at a crossroads where the world's definition of success might not align with what actually fulfills you.READ
The image on this stick is Tao Yuanming under his apricot trees, half-drunk, listening to rain on bamboo.READLove
Your love life needs what Tao Yuanming found in his cottage — authentic contentment rather than external validation.READHealth
The stick gives you Tao Yuanming under his apricot tree, half-drunk on rain and rice wine, irritated only when a bird wakes him too early.READStudy
Your academic journey is calling for a fundamental shift in perspective.READFamily
Tao Yuanming under his apricot tree, half-drunk and content with the sound of rain, is the image this stick hands you for a reason.READThe whole situation
You're at a crossroads where the world's definition of success might not align with what actually fulfills you.READ