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五言絕句 祖詠 終南望餘雪

終南陰嶺秀, 積雪浮雲端。
林表明霽色, 城中增暮寒。

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Zu Young ON SEEING THE SNOW-PEAK OF ZHONGNAN

See how Zhongnan Mountain soars
With its white top over floating clouds --
And a warm sky opening at the snow-line
While the town in the valley grows colder and colder.