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Mountain Trek

Yuan Mei 1716-1798 Ten miles of rugged peaks         half mile of level ground, Bid farewell to one peak         another welcomes ahead. These green mountains         wrap around me                 like a cacoon, Up ahead it appears         no way to continue

Shān Xíng Zá Yǒng

Yuán Méi 1716-1798 Shílǐ Qí Qū bàn lǐ píng, Yì fēng cái sòng yì fēng yíng. Qīng shān sì jiǎn jiāng rén guǒ, Bù xìn qián tóu yǒu lù xíng.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: We don't know what mountain range Yuan Mei was trekking when he wrote this poem. But not far from his home in Nanjing is the Buddhist mountain Jiuhuashan.

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