History & Politics
An Evening View of the City of Yo-chou after Coming from Han-kou to Parrot Island
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
No ripples in the river, no mist on the islands,
Yet the landscape is blurred toward my friend in Chu. . .
Birds in the slanting sun cross Han-kou,
And the autumn sky mingles with Lake Tung-t'ing.
. . . From a bleak mountain wall the cold tone of a bugle
Reminds me, moored by a ruined fort,
That Chia Yi's loyal plea to the House of Han
Banned him to Ch'ang-sha, to be an exile.
Cite this poem
MLA
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “An Evening View of the City of Yo-chou after Coming from Han-kou to Parrot Island.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/11/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “An Evening View of the City of Yo-chou after Coming from Han-kou to Parrot Island.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/11/.
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