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North country scene:/ p) p: m m# V) P5 ]7 B$ Y9 E
A hundred leagues locked in ice,
) f2 X3 I1 F5 x/ w) FA thousand leagues of whirling snow.
0 M" Y' f1 Q& iBoth side of the Great Wall
) y; B' z( I+ H; ~4 tOne single white immensity.
2 r" k& V* w( n8 @( h' ~The Yellow River's swift current# X, v, x+ G0 i6 H
Is stilled from end to end.. d9 v+ v$ O; r8 ?5 r) G7 K+ ^
The mountains dance silver snakes/ B' ~( V/ \8 Q
And the highland charge like wax-hued elephants.+ p! L7 y3 x5 C. M* \
Vying with heaven in stature.
- h& W5 Z# Z% p6 }" m7 oOn a fine day, the land, f) Q/ b ~, N5 L% R
Clad in white, adorned in red,% B. Y( \ u2 @0 t
Crows more enchanting.
( K* q+ u% k6 WThis land so rich in beauty
1 v4 p: G- r6 P& p! cHas made countless heroes bow in homage.
1 ]' n* k V. n8 ]* O9 P2 f! ]But alas! Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi
7 `# p: T3 y v5 S% t+ D( }Were lacking in literary grace,
Q7 U' V) C5 B5 f. o" b% LAnd Tang Taizong and Song Taizu
3 H& J" m) z/ Y8 x) NHad little poetry in their souls;; A" f, c$ r# A3 X$ U
That proud son of Heaven,
: {& }7 a: ^" W* e& ^* ~" GGenghis Khan,7 S: d1 ?$ A8 S$ K2 B5 F' U8 ^$ j. S1 w
Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched.* e) _; u3 p0 m) ^! u
All are past and gone!- T- w& r- M, M
For truly great men
5 v7 R) U1 d- r: e9 @$ ^' dLook to this age alone.6 I- n# J2 K' L) V) y
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