Three Gorges
Original text: Within seven hundred miles from the Three Gorges, there are mountains on both sides, with no gaps. The mountains are stacked on top of each other, hiding the sky and blocking out the sun. At midnight, there is no bright moon in the pavilion. As for Xiashui Xiangling, it is blocked along the lake. Or if the king's order is urgently announced, sometimes he will send the White Emperor in the morning and arrive at Jiangling in the evening. During this period, he will travel two hundred miles. In spring and winter, the green pool is green with clear reflections, and there are many grotesque cypresses, hanging springs and waterfalls, flying in the midst of them. They are clear, majestic and luxuriant, very interesting. Every sunny and frosty day, the cold woods and streams are solemn, and there is often the smell of high apes, which is very desolate, the sound can be heard in the empty valley, and the sadness lasts for a long time. Therefore, a fisherman sang: "The Badong Three Gorges and the Wu Gorge are long, and the apes cry three times and shed tears on their clothes."
Translation: During the 700 miles of the Three Gorges, there are connected mountains on both sides without any interruption. The place. The numerous mountain peaks act like barriers, blocking the sky and the sun. If it is not noon or midnight, the sun or moon cannot be seen. When the river overflows into the mountains in summer, the routes for both downstream and ascending ships are cut off and become impassable. Sometimes the emperor's orders had to be conveyed urgently. At this time, this long journey from Baidicheng City in the morning would arrive at Jiangling in the evening. Intermediate were one thousand two hundred miles apart, and even riding a fast horse, riding a fast horse, would arrive at Jiangling. The wind is not as fast as the boat.
In spring and winter, you can see white rapids, turquoise pools, and swirling clear waves, reflecting the shadows of various scenery. Many strange-shaped pines and cypresses grow on the very high peaks, with springs and waterfalls flowing between the peaks. The water is clear, the trees are tall, and the mountains are steep. The scenery is endless and interesting. On sunny days or frosty mornings, the woods and caves appear cool and quiet. There are often apes calling in long and continuous voices from high places. , it looked very miserable and desolate, and the echo of the ape's cry came from the empty valley. It took a long time to disappear. Therefore, the song of the fishermen in the Three Gorges goes: "Wu Gorge is the longest among the Three Gorges in Badong, and the chirping of the apes is so desolate that it makes people shed tears and wet their clothes."
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