The Jade Mountain/In the Temple of the First King of Shu

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The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

In the Temple of the First King of Shu by Liu Yuxi

Thoughts of Old Time at West Fort Mountain

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4728300The Jade Mountain — In the Temple of the First King of ShuWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuLiu Yuxi

IN THE TEMPLE OF THE FIRST KING OF SHU

Even in this world the spirit of a heroLives and reigns for thousands of years. You were the firmest of the pot's three legs;It was you who maintained the honour of the currency;You chose a great premier to magnify your kingdom . . .And yet you had a son so little like his fatherThat girls of your country were taken captiveTo dance in the palace of the King of Wêi.

(49b, 49c)