Liangzhou has fine wine, called grape wine, Liangzhou has a bright moon, from which moonlight can be drawn. Le…
Liangzhou has fine wine, called grape wine, Liangzhou has a bright moon, from which moonlight can be drawn. Legend tells of a fine brew called Moonlight Wine, made from the essence of grapes fused with moonlight. Drinkers claim to glimpse the misty scenes of their homeland, though this remains but a tale.
Beside the Jade Dew Terrace, there once was a small vineyard where a family of three lived. They pruned vines at dawn and pressed grapes at dusk, their knuckles stained deep purple. They firmly believed the calluses on their palms could brew sweet nectar, and the turbid juice in their jars could be exchanged for peace and happiness.
But can the emerald sweetness of grapes ever taste the bitterness of human life? How many waxings and wanings of the moon could ever illuminate the wrinkles of fate? The family scattered, leaving only a young girl to guard the desolate garden alone. Some have seen her embracing the moon and weeping, or holding the moon in a clay bowl, drinking it down with tears falling like pearls.