Xingjiaosi in the mist

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Looking Out At South Mountain

Yuan Hongdao 1568-1610 (Full Title) Together With Zhu Feier, Wang Yixu,  and Duan Huizhi I Stopped At Xingjiao temple  And Looked Out At The View Of Sounth Mountain The place is ancient..         no histories say how old; the terrace, crumbling...         don't ask when it was built. Fragrant winds         blow across Wei Family Ridge; brilliant snow light         sparkles in Fan Stream. The country temple, half-hidden         by red maple leaves; people's houses, interspersed         with clumps of blue-green lotus. Across the stream, the mountains         are still more beautiful... we mount our horses         gallop inot the gray mist.

Xié ZhūFēièr WānɡYǐXū DuànHuīZhī Yǔ Zhōnɡ Tóu XìnɡJiāoSì Wànɡ NánShān

Yuán Hóngdào 1568-1610 Jì wǎnɡ xiū xún jì, Tái qīnɡ mò wèn nián. Fēnɡ xiānɡ lái wéi qǔ, Xuě sè zhào fánchuān. Yěsì zhē hónɡyè, Rénjiɑ zhù cuì lián. Gé xī shān ɡènɡ hǎo, Qū mǎ rù cānɡyān.

Translator:

Jonathan Chaves 齊皎瀚

Notes: The Xingjiaosi is where the great Tang Dynasty monk Xuan Zang is buried. From Jonathan Chaves's book Pilgrim of the Clouds, Yuan Hung-tao, John Weatherhill, Inc. 1978

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