China is vague and immense where the nine rivers pour. The horizon is a deep line threading north and south. Blue haze and rain. Hills like a snake or tortoise guard the river.The yellow crane is gone. Where? Now this tower and region are for the wanderer. 1drink wine to the bubbling water - the heroes are gone. Like a tidal wave a wonder rises in my heart.
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