Mingjiang in city of Ningming, Guangxi Province

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Boarding a Boat On Ming River

Nguyen Huy Oanh 1722-1789 Over heights         across obstacles                 past a lone wall, We finally reach the Ming River         where the river road opens. The people here          also have a place                  called Floating Rock Station, The scenery looks like the mountains          and streams in a painting. Protecting a dyke         and old tree                 its twisted roots thick, Joking with travelers         betel nut makes their cheeks red. All the way Heaven's intent          has offered its silent assistance, A glorious sun rising         and again a southern wind.

Míngjiāng Dēngzhōu

Ruǎn Huīyíng 1722-1789 Yuè gāodù xiǎn lì gū yōng, Cái dào Míngjiāng shuǐlù tōng. Rén yì jiāxiāng Fúshí Pū, Jǐng rú shānshuǐ huàtú zhōng. hùdī gǔ mù pán gēn hòu, Mèi kè bīnglang shàng jiá hóng. Yī lù tiānxīn duō mò xiāng, Tóngtóng xùrì yòu nán fēng.

Translator:

Liam Kelley 翻譯者

Notes: A Southern wind was very important, for Nguyan Huy Oanh was going up stream in a northely direction. From Liam Kelley's great book Beyond The Bronze Pillars, Envoy Poetry and the Sino-Vietnamese Relationship, U of Hawaii Press.

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