The Tianzi Mountains (Son of Heaven)
photo credit: astonishingplaces.com
Mist curls on the Tianzi Mountains.
In the siheyuan,
Rice Mother gives First Son
the choicest morsels.
Son of Heaven.
The Tianzi Mountains were named after a farmer who led a farmers' revolt and named himself Tianzi, a name for Emperor, (Son of Heaven).
A siheyuan is a courtyard surrounded by buildings on all four sides. The doorway above indicates this siheyuan belongs to a lower middle class family.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan by SnowyOwls
Zhangjiajie in Spring
Zhangjiajie in Autumn
Zhangjiajie in Winter
for Hannah's prompt at Real Toads for Transforming Fridays : the Tianzi Mountains
The Four Seasons?
ReplyDeleteTrust you doing good, Wild Wolf Woman :)
"choicest morsels" indeed. Thank you for the seasonal trip!
ReplyDeleteWell, I wonder if it was the first daughter if she would get the choicest morsels as well? Smiles.
ReplyDeleteApparently, not in China, at least in outlying areas!
DeleteFirst born..so many blessing are in store....love the photos Sherry. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're so creative Sherry. I like the poem. It gives a flavor of the mountain. I like the photos too.
ReplyDelete...and third-born daughter wants to let the air out of first-born son's bicycle tires!
ReplyDeletePretty, Sherry. :-)
I need to write about Third Born Daughter...her story needs to be told......
DeleteI love the personification you employ in your poem, Sherry. I so appreciate the images and details that you feature here as well...thank you so much for going the extra mile to bring this challenge to life, Sherry! ♥
ReplyDeleteI love tshe "Rice mother" you created here, Sherry. She was one happy lady!
ReplyDeleteWe've been to one of those siheyuans. It was among a whole block of them right in the shadow of a fancy Beijing hotel. The neighborhood shared a common bath.
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The beauty of mother earth and her love for her children:)
ReplyDeleteThis has the feel of tanka about it, Sherry and is a perfect response to the prompt. Thank you for the added info and spectacular pictures.
ReplyDeletethe first son!! how amazing...
ReplyDeleteSimplicity done so well ....
ReplyDeleteinteresting...i like how you play on the name of the farmer....what beautiful mountains....
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful poem and lovely tour through the seasons.
ReplyDeletegives me chills despite the heat, Sherry. wonderful ~
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