Passing By the Changjiang: No. 2
过 扬 子 江
天 将 天 堑 护 吴 天
不 数 殽 函 百 二 关。
万 里 银 河 泻 琼 海
一 双 玉 塔 表 金 山。
旌 旗 隔 崖 淮 南 近
鼓 角 吹 霜 塞 北 闲。
多 谢 江 神 风 色 好
沧 波 千 顷 片 时 间。
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Guo Yang Zi Jiang
Tian jiang tian qian hu wu tian
Bu shu xiao han bai er guan.
Wan li yin he xie qiong hai
Yi shuang yu ta biao jin shan.
Jing qi ge an huai nan jin
Gu jiao chui shuang sai bei xian.
Duo xie jiang shen feng se hao
Cang bo qian qing pian shi jian.
Passing By the Changjiang: No. 2
Heaven brought the divine river ditches to protect the skies of Wu
Not counting the Qin-built wall maintained by a mere one hundred.
Thousands of miles this silver river water flows to a magnificent ocean
One pair of jade-like Buddhist pagodas appear to guard Mt. Jin.
At a distance, army banners and flags near the southern riverbanks of the Huai River
Jin soldiers play their drums and horns for enjoyment in the frosty border strongholds.
Many thanks to the river deity’s wind to move along and among fine colors
Between the riverbanks, seasonal winds can blow up thousands of acres of white caps and dark blue waves.
Notes:
Wu: Kingdom and state during the Western Zhou Dynasty (12th century BC to 473 BC). Approximately the modern provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
Qin: Kingdom and state during the Zhou Dynasty. An empire from 897-207 BC. Known as the western lands, modern Henan Province and surrounding regions.
Huai River: Major river running west to east in between the Yellow River and the Changjiang (Yangzi River).
Jin: Dynasty from 266 to 420 AD. Encompassed most of modern day China.