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Have you ever heard of the Adventures of
Monkey King? A great classic now available in a new translation from
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Chen Zi'ang is one of the early masters of Tang poetry. Now you can
read some of his poems translated for the first time into English by
Lan Hua
Delayed on the Road from Szechuan
by Chang Yueh
A traveler's heart races
Both sun and moon
Coming and going
Always making
Such intricate plans
Yet the autumn wind
Doesn't wait for anyone
It always arrives first
At Loyang's outer walls
蜀道后期
客心争日月
来往预期程
秋风不相待
先至洛阳城
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