Hangzhou Tidal Bore

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Seaview Tower Evening View

Su Shi 1036-1101 The tidal bore's crest          rolls by like a thread, Suddenly          below the tower                  piles of frothy snow. You must arrive when the tide is full, Then you'll see silver mountains          twenty or more! The wind blows rain          slanting into the tower, This magnificent requires fine prose. Rain passes         surface flattens                 sea turns jade blue, A flash of lightening          drags the golden snake away. Where green mountains break off         a pagoda rises layer on layer, From the far shore         people shout back and forth, Over the river the autumn wind rises anxiously, Carrying the sound          of drum and bell to Xixing.

Wàng Hǎilóu Wǎnjǐng

Sū Shì 1036-1101 Hǎi shàng tāotou yī xiàn lái, Lóu qián zhǐgù xuě chéngduī. Cóngjīn cháoshàng jūn xū shàng, Gèng kàn yínshān èrshí huí. Lóu fēng chuī yǔ rù lóu xié, Zhuàngguān yīngxū hǎo jù kuā. Yǔ guò cháo píng jiāng hǎi bì, Diànguāng shí chè zǐjīn shé. Qīngshān duàn chù tǎ céngcéng, Géàn rénjiā huàn yù yīng. Jiāngshàng qiūfēng wǎnlái jí, Wèichuán zhōng gǔ dào Xīxìng.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: The Hangzhou tidal bore can be viewed at full moon, preferably in August and September, from the Wanghailou in 海寧 Haining, between Shanghai and Hangzhou. It is still today an awesome sight! A long line of surf streaching to the horizon churning at 10 miles per hour up the Qiantang River toward Hangzhou. Xixing is a section of nearby Hangzhou.

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