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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLIMBING THE TERRACE OF KUAN-YIN AND LOOKING AT THE CITY, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: Hundreds of houses, thousands of houses, - like a chessboard
Last Line: And a single row of stars lying to the west of the five gates.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905)
First Line: Hundreds of houses, thousands of houses, - like a chessboard
Last Line: And a single row of stars lying to the west of the five gates.
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905)
HUNDREDS of houses, thousands of houses, -- like a chessboard.
The twelve streets like a field planted with rows of cabbage.
In the distance perceptible, dim, dim -- the fire of approaching dawn;
And a single row of stars lying to the west of the Five Gates.
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