By the Gan River, before the Tengwang Pavilion

"Where is the prince who once resided in this pavilion? Beyond the rails, the endless river flows on alone."

✍🏼 Written on Jun 5, 2015   

Origins

Nanchang had been overcast with continuous rain for several days, until finally, on the morning of the 6th, a sunrise lasting only two minutes appeared before the sun vanished again behind layers of clouds.

A thin mist hovered over the river, and in the distance, the bashful silhouette of the Bayi Bridge could be seen. But what was also hidden in the mist was the Tengwang Pavilion, forever linked to the legendary figure—Wang Bo.

He is my third idol. My first idol was Mao Zedong, and the second was Li Bai.

In the end, I share some similarities with my idols.

Epilogue

Facing the east, I couldn’t help but softly recite: “Where is the prince of the pavilion now? Beyond the railing, the Yangtze flows on alone.”

Someone might look at this image and recall another line: “Where is my homeland at dusk? Tomorrow, I’ll let down my hair and sail a lone boat.”

(I deliberately mixed up the verses—no need to correct me.)

Too bad this “lone boat” is electric—just for fun, haha ^_^

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