- Watering Horses at a Spring by the Great Wall, Shown to the Officials Accompanying the CampaignA thousand chariots and ten thousand horsemen move; we water our horses at a spring by the Great Wall.
- Gazing over the WildsCold crows fly, a few dots in the sky; a flowing stream winds round a lonely village.
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Northern and southern styles meet and the examinations begin: a bridge to the poetry of Tang
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Reunification and the Grand Canal integration
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On a lantern-lit riverside terrace on a moonlit night, a young scholar, a woman in red and a curly-bearded stranger share wine, while sails dot the river and lights glow along the city wall. The scene comes from the Tang tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest, where Li Jing, Hongfu and the stranger meet as the "Three Heroes of the Dusty Realm".
Legend of the Curly-Bearded Guest · The Three Heroes of the Dusty Realm
I have long served Minister Yang and have seen many of the people of the world, but none like you.
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