Nature
At Heron Lodge
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Nature
Mountains cover the white sun,
And oceans drain the golden river;
But you widen your view three hundred miles
By going up one flight of stairs.
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MLA
Chih-huan, Wang. “At Heron Lodge.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chih-huan/0/.
Chicago
Chih-huan, Wang. “At Heron Lodge.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chih-huan/0/.
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