Long Mu Temple
龙 母 庙
孝 龙 分 职 隶 湘 西
天 许 宁 亲 岁 一 归。
风 雹 春 春 损 桃 季
山 中 寒 食 尚 冬 衣。
Long Mu Miao
Xiao long fen zhi li xiang xi
Tian xu ning qin sui yi gui.
Feng bao chun chun sun tao li
Shan zhong han shi shang dong yi.
Long Mu Temple
I am at this temple in western Hunan during a mourning period
Heaven praises the calm, allowing me a return to my relatives.
Here every spring has wind and hail damage to the peach and pear trees
Cold Food Days amid the mountains, one values the winter clothes.
Notes:
Longmu Temple: Temples by this name recognizes the goddess Longmu, patron saint of parents and children. The original name was “Xiaotang”, where “Xiao” means filial piety. Her festival occurs during the first week of the fifth lunar month.
Cold Food Days: Days before the Qing Ming in early April where the living tend to, and bring flowers for the graves of their loved ones. And food was eaten cold to honor those who passed.