Spring line

On Seasons (Orchids and Osmanthus) by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Jiouling, 673 - 740 AD who served as prime minister.

In spring, orchid leaves abundant and verdant.
In autumn, osmanthus beauty clean and pure.
With growth booming like a business,
Naturally, a good season.

When Zhang Jiouling wrote this poem, he had retired from public service. The editor believes Zhang was saying that now that his great growth is behind him, he will enjoy the next season.

Eastern Sea Line Train Car

Eastern Sea line of cars for travelling far,
Spring fields new green fills the horizon.
Easier agriculture with machines: start a new look.
Ten-thousand acres fields tilled without using cattle.

Japan used to use oxen to plow fields, now, like China, they use machines. Chinese people traditionally rarely ate ox because they needed them for the work. I used to take the cows out and feed the ox. When I rode on this railroad, machines were so popular and I saw no oxen.