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Hanjiang Linfan / Hanjiang Linwang

Tang Dynasty · Wang Wei

Three Hunan provinces are connected by Chu and Se, and nine sects of Jingmen are connected.

The river flows beyond the sky and the earth, and the mountains are beautiful.

In the county town of Bucheonpo, waves are moving in the distance.

It’s a nice windy day in Xiangyang, but I’m left drunk with the mountain man.

Translation:

The Han River flows through Chusai and then turns into Sanxiang, starting from Jingmen in the west and connecting with Jiujiang in the east. From a distance, the river seems to flow beyond the sky and the earth, while from a close look, the mountains are ethereal and appear to be invisible. The city on the shore seems to be floating on the water, and the water and sky are joined by rolling waves and clouds in the sky. The scenery of Xiangyang is indeed intoxicating. I would like to drink and accompany the mountain man here.