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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARRIVING AT HSUN-YANG: 1, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: A bend of the river brings into view two triumphal arches
Last Line: By misty waters and rainy sands, while the yellow dusk thickens.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Travel; Journeys; Trips
First Line: A bend of the river brings into view two triumphal arches
Last Line: By misty waters and rainy sands, while the yellow dusk thickens.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Travel; Journeys; Trips
A BEND of the river brings into view two triumphal arches;
That is the gate in the western wall of the suburbs of Hsun-yang.
I have still to travel in my solitary boat three or four leagues --
By misty waters and rainy sands, while the yellow dusk thickens.
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