Brushwood gatherer pointing way to Wang Wei's Wangchuan

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Mountain Pass Farewell

Wang Wei 701-761� Here on this mountain we part...         nevermind,� At day's end the brushwood gate�...         is closed.� Spring grass will be green again...         next year,� But, will you return then......         or not?

Shānzhōng Sòngbié

Shānzhōng xiāngsòng bà, Rì mù yǎn cháifēi. Chūn cǎo míngnián lǜ, Wángsūn guī bù guī.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: We are guessing that the mountains referred to in this poem are the Zhongnanshan, 中南山, south of Xian, where Wang Wei had his country retreat by the Wang River.

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