At the foot of the mountain stood a simple thatched cottage.
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茅屋 carries strong literary resonance in Chinese culture. The Tang poet Du Fu (杜甫) wrote his famous 'Song of My Thatched Cottage Unroofed by the Autumn Wind' (茅屋为秋风所破歌) after his own cottage was damaged. The word evokes rural simplicity and hardship.
