Emulsification is a scientific process in which two immiscible (unmixable) liquids are mixed together in a way that makes them stay mixed. You probably know that oil and water donât mix, but that mayonnaise on your sandwich? Thatâs an emulsion. Itâs oil and vinegar, like salad dressing.
In Chinese culture, poetry has provided a format and a forum for both public and private expressions of deep emotion, offering an audience of peers, readers, and scholars insight into the inner life of Chinese writers across more than two millennia.
This motif of the scholar finding refreshment in nature is common in Chinese landscape paintings. The scholar in Qiu's work took a break from his studies because he heard the fisherman playing a tune. Song was most likely The Fisherman's Song a famous Taoist hymn about the harmony of land and water.