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In the Temple of the First King of Shu
The Jade Mountain
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Thoughts of Old Time at West Fort Mountain by Liu Yuxi
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THOUGHTS OF OLD TIME AT WEST FORT
MOUNTAIN
Since Wang Chün brought his towering ships down from Yi-chou,The royal ghost has pined in the city of Nan-king.Ten thousand feet of iron chain were sunk here to the bottom—And then came the flag of surrender on the Wall of Stone. . . .Cycles of change have moved into the past,While still this mountain dignity has commanded the cold river;And now comes the day of the Chinese world united,And the old forts fill with ruin and with autumn reeds.

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