Qingming
杜牧
清明时节雨纷纷
路上行人欲断魂
借问酒家何处有
牧童遥指杏花村
qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn
lù shàng xíng rén yù duàn hún
jiè wèn jiǔ jiā hé chù yǒu
mù tóng yáo zhǐ xìng huā cūn
At Qingming the rain falls thick; travelers on the road seem heartsick. Ask where a tavern is—the herd boy points far to Apricot Blossom Village.
Festival rain, wandering grief, and a distant warm direction.
杜牧《清明》：路上行人欲断魂——雨与酒家，把节日写成寻找温暖的过程。短而準。断魂路上，一处酒家就是温度坐标。今日：纪念日阴时，一处灯火就够把人从断魂里拉回。
Du Mu’s Qingming: travelers on the road near broken souls—rain and a wineshop make the festival a search for warmth. Short and exact. Today: on gray memorial days, one lit place can pull a person back from the brink.
清明或任何纪念日，允许悲伤，也允许找一处「杏花村」式的温暖停靠。
On memorial days, allow sorrow—and allow a warm stop along the way.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem is linked from a city essay—open the place to read the name and the verse together.