Poetry
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I urge you to drain one more cup of wine; west beyond Yang Pass, you will have no old friends.
Seeing Yuan Er Off on His Mission to Anxi
The courses of sun and moon，seem to emerge from within it.
Viewing the Vast Sea
不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中。— I cannot know Mount Lu's true face, simply because I stand within this mountain.
Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple
Beyond Gusu lies Hanshan Temple; at midnight, its bell reaches the traveler's boat.
Mooring at Night by Maple Bridge
While the apes on both banks cry on and on, the light boat has already passed ten thousand ranges.
Departing Baidi City at Dawn
孤帆远影碧空尽，唯见长江天际流。— The distant shadow of a lone sail vanishes into the blue; only the Yangtze is seen flowing along the horizon.
Seeing Meng Haoran Off to Guangling at Yellow Crane Tower
The evening sun sinks westward; a heartbroken traveler is at the world’s edge.
Clear Sky over the Sands · Autumn Thoughts
The great river flows east; its waves wash away the illustrious figures of ages past.
To the Tune of Niannujiao · Remembering the Past at Red Cliffs
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