Beijing Travel Guide III: Autumn Red Leaves of the Capital
2007/10/21 15:58:08
Autumn — Beijing's finest season — has now reached its most golden stretch. The red leaves near Xiangshan are famous, but the place is far too crowded, nothing compared to the natural, artless red leaves on countless nameless hills. Here's an ancient-style poem, serving as a travel guide for friends who can't make it to Beijing right now.
Autumn Red Leaves of the Capital
Chán Zhōng Shuō Chán
How fine the autumn light of the capital
Red leaves fill the northwest
Layered and dense, dyed by frost
Five colors stream in hues
The high sky holds ten thousand forms
The floating scene shifts in an instant
Leisurely the sunlight turns
Gathering clouds and rosy silks weave
A soaring kite climbs the pepper-hill summit
Far and distant, gazing toward heaven's edge
Chán Zhōng Shuō Chán 2007/10/22 10:59:03
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