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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 24: Zhang Qian Wanders into the Star Palace; Duanmu Ci's Grand Carriages

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 24 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Zhang Qian Wanders into the Star Palace; Duanmu Ci's Grand Carriages”. In plain words: Spring's worries will slowly clear, and summer starts to go your way. By autumn and winter, both recognition and money can arrive.

丙丁Fair Fortune
All spring long, every matter frets and burns;in summer, what you seek begins to settle.Then comes the autumn harvest and the turn of winter,like riding a crane with silver at your waist.

Original Chinese

一春萬事苦憂煎夏裏營求始帖然更遇秋成冬至後恰如騎鶴與腰纏

The story behind it

Zhang Qian Wanders into the Star Palace; Duanmu Ci's Grand Carriages

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 24 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. Spring's worries will slowly clear, and summer starts to go your way. By autumn and winter, both recognition and money can arrive. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 24 say in English?

All spring long, every matter frets and burns; / in summer, what you seek begins to settle. / Then comes the autumn harvest and the turn of winter, / like riding a crane with silver at your waist.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs