On Lushan, a clear day is hard to find!!

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Traveling on the Yangtze

Qian Xu  10th c. So close but plagued by wind and rain I can't climb Kuanglushan I wonder if in those mist-hidden caves any Six Dyansty monks still dwell

Jiāngxíng Wàng Kuānglú

Qián Xǔ 10th c. Zhǐchǐ chóu fēngyǔ Luāngyú bù kě dēng Qíyún yúnwù kū Yóu yǒu Liù Cháo sēng

Translator:

Red Pine-Bill Porter 赤松

Notes: Red Pine's smooth translation of this poem is hard to beat. I tried but my efforts unavoidably include one of his lines. River Voyage Gaze at Lushan Qian Xu 10th c. So close but plagued by wind and rain, No way to scale Kuanglushan. I suspect in some misty cave up there, Are still some Six Dynasty monks. But it is interesting that the original poem in Chinese leaves much unsaid, so alternate translations are quite possible. Dongbo

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