Meanwhile "in Beijing in March, the ice on Beihai Lake is melting; the soil thaws by day and freezes by night. Plants sprout, and the elms break their buds. Then the buds of the mountain peaches and willows swell, bees appear, and the wild geese fly north.
同時，在北京則是三月北海解凍，土壤表層日融夜凍，野草開始發青，榆樹開始萌芽，接著山桃、柳樹芽膨大，蜜蜂出現，雁向北飛……。