Mythology & Folklore
The Jade Pool
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Mythology & Folklore
The Mother of Heaven, in her window by the Jade Pool,
Hears The Yellow Bamboo Song shaking the whole earth . . .
Where is Emperor Mu, with his eight horses running
Ten thousand miles a day? Why has he never come back?
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MLA
Shang-yin, Li. “The Jade Pool.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/8/.
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Shang-yin, Li. “The Jade Pool.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/8/.
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