Vertaald uit het Engels: "The mist around the mountains is not the same at the four seasons. The mountains in spring are light and seductive as if smiling; the mountains in summer have a blue-green colour which seems to be spread over them; the mountains in autumn are bright and tidy as if freshly painted; the mountains in winter are sad and tranquil as if sleeping." (en) René Grousset, The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire (University of California Press, 1964), p. 195. Gearchiveerd op 18 juli 2023.
Vertaald uit het Engels: "The mist around the mountains is not the same at the four seasons. The mountains in spring are light and seductive as if smiling; the mountains in summer have a blue-green colour which seems to be spread over them; the mountains in autumn are bright and tidy as if freshly painted; the mountains in winter are sad and tranquil as if sleeping." (en) René Grousset, The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire (University of California Press, 1964), p. 195. Gearchiveerd op 18 juli 2023.
