Mount Zhongnan
太乙近天都，
连山接海隅。
白云回望合，
青霭入看无。
Mount Zhongnan rises toward Heaven’s capital;
Its ranges stretch to the edge of the sea.
Looking back, white clouds close behind;
Looking in, blue mist dissolves into nothing.
— Wang Wei 王维 (701-761)
太乙近天都，
连山接海隅。
白云回望合，
青霭入看无。
Mount Zhongnan rises toward Heaven’s capital;
Its ranges stretch to the edge of the sea.
Looking back, white clouds close behind;
Looking in, blue mist dissolves into nothing.
— Wang Wei 王维 (701-761)