| 1 | The orchestration in the second movement gives its pastoralsound. | |
| 2 | The poem is based most closely on Virgil's Tenth Eclogue. | |
| 3 | You look like a melodious madrigal, beautiful snowy mountain, beautiful prairie. | |
| 4 | The City of Dali is a traveler' s Dream: a taste of old China in an idyllic setting. | |
| 5 | Abstract: Pastoral songs in Hunan are the songs sung by shepherd boys while herding cattle. |