泰山历来是画家骚客所钟情的聚集地。

Mount Tai has long been the preferred gathering place of artists and poets.

宋代诗人陆游常常游历的沈园也正在此地，还有历来不少诗人骚客对绍兴的咏叹。

Song poet Lu You makes reference to a Shen Yuan Garden, also located there, and poets of many different eras in Chinese history have sung the praises of Shaoxing in verse.

园林成为中国的文人骚客及士大夫生活的一部分，他们借这种环境暂时逃避官场的倾轧。

The lives of Chinese scholars, officials and poets also revolved around the garden, which provided them a temporary escape from the demands of public life.

几个世纪以来，在“竹”这一形象的激发下，无数文人骚客创作了大量诗词歌赋，以表达对竹子纯洁、优雅之气的赞美。

Throughout the centuries, bamboo has inspired the imagination of artists, while men of letters have written poetry and prose to express their admiration for the purity and elegance of bamboo.