This panoramic view of Wuhan evokes the line 'clear the sunlit river, distinct the Hanyang trees.'
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From 崔颢《黄鹤楼》(Cui Hao, Tang, early 8th c.): 昔人已乘黄鹤去，此地空余黄鹤楼……晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。日暮乡关何处是？烟波江上使人愁 (The ancient one on yellow crane has flown — only Yellow Crane Tower remains... clear the sunlit river, distinct the Hanyang trees; lush the fragrant grass of Parrot Isle. At sunset, where is my hometown? The misty river makes one grieve). Li Bai reputedly saw Cui Hao's inscription and wrote 'with this poem here, I put down my brush.'
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Inseparable from 芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲 as the famous parallel couplet. 晴川 = sunlit river (the Yangtze). 汉阳 = the Hanyang district of modern Wuhan, across from the tower. 历历 = clear and distinct (reduplicated). Quote for any sweeping view across a river.
