Twelve Examples of Ruining the Scenery (十二大煞风景事) by Li Shangyin (李商隐)

1. Shouting and screaming, interrupting the gentle rustling of the leaves that people like to listen to.
2. Crying while everyone’s trying to flowerview, thus taking everyone’s attention away from the viewing.
3. Laying mats on top of moss and ruining the mood, as it is symbolic for joy.
4. Chopping off a poplar’s drooping branches so that no one else can pick them.
5. Sun-drying one’s pantaloons amongst blooming flowers.
6. Bringing too many with you on a tour of spring, creating a racket.
7. Tying a harness to a stone pillar, because no one wants to see your horse.
8. Setting up a fire and taking away from the moon’s light, which people like to gaze at wistfully, and now they’re distracted.
9. A general walking on the ground instead of riding on a horse, indicating he returns in shame or defeat.
10. Putting a building on a mountain ridge, ruining the view with ghastly architecture.
11. Planting vegetables in a fruit orchard, where they don’t belong.
12. Raising fowl under a floral arbor, as they will ruin the arrangements.

Original Text
松下喝道,看花泪下,苔上铺席,斫却垂杨,花下晒裩,游春重载,石笋系马,月下把火,步行将军,背山起楼,果园种菜,花架下养鸡鸭。

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