The River Journey from White King City

                                                           By Li Bai

At dawn I left the walled city of White King,

Towering among the many-coloured clouds;

And came down stream in a day

One thousand li to Jiangling.

The screams of monkeys on either bank

Had scarcely ceased echoing in my ear

When my skiff had left behind it

Ten thousand ranges of hills.

Mount Heaven’s Gate Viewed from Afar

                                                                        By Li Bai

Breaking through Heaven’s Gate, the Great River goes by,

Green water eastward flows and then turns to the north.

On both sides of the River blue cliffs tower high,

Leaving the sun behind, a lonely sail comes forth.

Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu

                                                                By Li Bai

Sunlight streaming on Incense Stone kindles a violet smoke;

Far off I watch the waterfall plunge to the long river,

Flying waters descending straight three thousand feet,

Till I think the Milky Way has tumbled from the ninth height of Heaven.

A Farewell to Meng Haoran on His Way to Yangzhou

                                                                      By Li Bai

You have left me behind, old friend, at the Yellow Crane Terrace,

On your way to visit Yangzhou in the misty month of flowers;

Your sail, a single shadow, becomes one with the blue sky.

Till now I see only the river, on its way to heaven.

Presented to Wang Lun

                                                  By Li Bai

Li Bai on board, ready to bush off,

Suddenly heard the tramping and singing on the bank.

Peach Flower pool a thousand feet deep is shallower than the love of  Wang Lun who sees me off.

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