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isolation, are by far the landscape's most distinguishing feature. The following excerpts are some<br />
poignant examples:<br />
雪 中 行 地 角<br />
火 处 宿 天 倪<br />
塞 迥 心 常 怯<br />
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乡 遥 梦 亦 迷<br />
In the midst <strong>of</strong> snow travelling to the corner <strong>of</strong> the earth,<br />
Staying overnight where it is illuminated at the edge <strong>of</strong> the<br />
the horizon.<br />
The frontier is at such a great distance my heart<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten recoils in fright;<br />
My hometown is so far away that even in dreams I lose<br />
my way.<br />
(“Staying the Night at the West Inn <strong>of</strong> Iron Gate Pass”, lines 3-6)<br />
走 马 西 来 欲 到 天<br />
辞 家 见 月 两 回 圆<br />
今 夜 不 知 何 处 宿<br />
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平 沙 万 里 绝 人 烟<br />
On horseback riding west nearing the sky,<br />
Since leaving home I have seen two full moons.<br />
Where will I be staying this night?<br />
The broad level desert goes on for ten thousand li<br />
and not a sign <strong>of</strong> human habitation.<br />
(“Composed in the Desert)<br />
沙 碛 人 愁 月<br />
山 城 犬 吠 云<br />
别 家 逢 逼 岁<br />
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出 塞 独 离 群<br />
In the desert one looks sorrowfully upon the moon,<br />
The mountain town dogs bark from within the clouds.<br />
Away from home, it's now approaching year's end;<br />
Out on the frontier, alone and separated.<br />
(“At Year's End Beyond the Desert: Sent to Yan Hui”, lines 3-6)<br />
绝 域 地 欲 尽<br />
孤 城 天 遂 穷<br />
弥 年 但 走 马<br />
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终 日 随 飘 蓬<br />
In this far <strong>of</strong>f land the earth nears its limit;<br />
A solitary town, the sky here finally reaches its end.<br />
For a full year now I've been on horseback,<br />
All day long following the wind like a tumbleweed.<br />
(“At the Anxi Guesthouse and Thinking <strong>of</strong> Chang'an”, lines 5-8)<br />
55<br />
CSJJZ, p. 81.<br />
56<br />
CSJJZ, p. 82.<br />
57<br />
CSJJZ, p. 82.<br />
58<br />
CSJJZ, p. 84.