From the walls of Baidi high in the coloured dawn To Jiangling by night-fall is three hundred miles, Yet monkeys are still calling on both banks behind me To my boat these ten thousand mountains away.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The poet describes a long journey from Baidi to Jiangling, noting monkeys calling on both banks as the boat passes distant mountains.
- In plain terms
- Traveling far, I hear monkeys on both sides of the river.
- What can you take from it?
- Even in distance, familiar sounds persist.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do the monkeys affect the traveler's mood?
- What does distance convey?
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