Caishiji viewed from the Changjiang

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Wu Weiye 1609-1672 Stone precipice         a thousand perils, Great river flows         an arrow in flight. I hear the winged general         once landed here, The setting sun         mourns the Prince of Kaiping.

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Wú Wěiyè 1609-1672 Shíbì qiān xún xiǎn, Jiāng liú yī shǐ zhēng. Céng wén fēi jiāng shàng, Luò rí diào Kāipíng.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Prince Kaiping, 常遇春 Chang Yuchun, was born in 1330 in Jia village, now Changwen Township, Huaiyuan County, Anhui. As a young man he joined in Zhu Yuanzhang troops and helped overthrow the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Later he was promoted to general. He died of disease and in 1369 Zhu Yuan-zhang awarded him the posthumous title of Prince of Kaiping.

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