History & Politics
An Early Audience at the Palace of Light
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
The red-capped Cock-Man has just announced morning;
The Keeper of the Robes brings Jade-Cloud Furs;
Heaven's nine doors reveal the palace and its courtyards;
And the coats of many countries bow to the Pearl Crown.
Sunshine has entered the giants' carven palms;
Incense wreathes the Dragon Robe:
The audience adjourns — and the five-coloured edict
Sets girdle-beads clinking toward the Lake of the Phoenix.
Codex Note
Harmonizing Secretary Chia Chih's Poem
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MLA
Wei, Wang. “An Early Audience at the Palace of Light.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/25/.
Chicago
Wei, Wang. “An Early Audience at the Palace of Light.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/25/.
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