The lame courier sent off colleague after colleague, and so he heard each one's story of Chang'an. When he s…
The lame courier sent off colleague after colleague,
and so he heard each one's story of Chang'an.
When he sent off Station Chief Hong Yu, the young friend looked at him:
Tell me again—
What is Chang'an like?
He picked up a longbow, softly plucking the string like a zither.
Chang'an is full of flowing rivers. Follow the water, and you'll reach Chang'an.
The waterways are wide, covered with countless pleasure boats, swift as wind over sand.
Celestial Spring Station is a place with water in the desert—the closest place to Chang'an within Jade Gate Pass.
Pity there are no boats in the sand sea, or one that fast could return in a blink.
If only people were boats, Hong Yu said after listening.