WONG TAI SIN · 100 LOTS
Lot 45王质遇仙
中平采樵不意到云巅
闲看敲棋二老仙
柯烂也思归故里
山中七日世千年
Basic reading
AI-assisted readingThe poem in plain language
In the legend, Wang Zhi watches immortals play until his axe handle has decayed. Seven days in the mountains have become a thousand earthly years, an exaggerated contrast that evokes absorption and a world changed beyond recognition.
The central idea
This lot holds the wonder of an encounter beside the ache of returning to a changed world. It invites a gentle awareness of life beyond an absorbing pursuit, without demanding that the past be restored exactly.
Source and edition
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王質遇仙 · 中平
採樵不意到雲巔
閒看敲棋二老仙
柯爛也思歸故里
山中七日世千年
huangdaxian.kaucim-1.0.0.tianjige-5
Original text checked: 2026-10-02
Commentary version: tianjige-basic-2026-10-03.4
Basic commentary is AI-assisted and has not yet been individually reviewed by a human. It is not an official temple interpretation.