The Symphonic and Splendid Enrichment of Master Zheng Banqiao's Artistry by Combining Bamboo Poetry, Bamboo Calligraphy with His Bamboo Paintings

鄭燮，號板橋，清代乾隆時期畫家，被譽為“揚州八怪”之一，曾於1748年被短期聘為乾隆皇帝的御用畫家。

Zheng Xie, commonly named as Zheng Banqiao, is a renowned artist during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, also recognized as one of "the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". In 1748, he briefly resumed an official career as "official calligrapher and painter" for the Qianlong Emperor.

《竹石》
"Bamboo & Stones"

咬定青山不放鬆，
Just wont lose grip but dug in the green mountain,
立根原在破岩中。
invariably rooted deep in those rocks gone broken.
千磨萬擊還堅勁，
Hanging tough as repetitively abraded and beaten,
任爾東西南北風。
simply care the least whatever winds are blowing.

《清淡》
"Pure Simplicity"

一兩三枝竹竿，
A lone bamboo stem, two or three branches,
四五六片竹葉。
plus just a few bamboo compound leaves.
自然淡淡疏疏，
Keep it simple, sparse and all-natural,
何必重重疊疊。
clusters and redundancy not what's called for.