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唐楷 崔顥 行經華陰

岧嶢太華俯咸京，天外三峰削不成。
武帝祠前雲欲散，仙人掌上雨初晴。
河山北枕秦關險，驛路西連漢畤平。
借問路旁名利客，何如此處學長生？

Regular Script (kaishu)

Passing Huayin

CUI Hao (704-754 AD)

Overlooking Capital Xianyang

the majestic Hua Ridge towers high;

Three divine peaks, not carved by mortals, point to the sky,

Facing Emperor Wu’s mausoleum,

clouds are about to disperse.

Over the peaks of the Fairy’s Palm,

the sky clears after rain.

Along the dangerous northern corridor

the rivers and mountains rest.

Leading to the Altar of Han,

the wide road stretches westward.

May I ask those seeking fame and wealth,

Why not stay and learn

the art of the immortal way?

34.7 inches x 69 inches

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唐楷：唐朝(618-907 AD)在楷書方面的成就最為後世推崇，字體以法度嚴謹著稱，在中國書法史上與秦篆與漢隸並列。

The Regular Script (kaishu) is considered to have matured stylistically during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It is famous for the strictness and clearness of its strokes. In Chinese calligraphy, the Regular Script of the Tang Dynasty ranks alongside the Small Seal Script of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and the Clerical Script of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).

崔顥(704-754 AD)，汴州(今河南開封)人。唐玄宗開元十一年(723 AD)登進士第。少年時詩多寫閨情，後至邊塞任職，詩風轉為雄渾奔放。

CUI Hao (704 -754 AD), born in Bianzhou (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), passed the highest level of the imperial examinations at the age of 19. In his youth, CUI’s poetry was imbued with passion and romance. After being assigned to a frontier fortress, he began to write with even greater unrestraint and ebullience.

華陰：地在華山之北。中國傳統以山南為陽，山北為陰；水北為陽，水南為陰。

故淮陰自在淮河之南，而衡陽因在衡山之南而名。

Huayin is a city located on the north side of Hua Ridge. Traditionally, the Chinese regarded the southern side of a mountain and northern side of a river as “yang,” and the northern side of a mountain and southern side of a river as “yin.” By the same token, Huaiyin is located on the south side of Huai River, and Hengyang is on the south side of Heng Ridge.

白話譯文

巍峩的華山，俯視這京城咸陽。插入天外鬼斧神工般的三座巨峰，不是人工可以做成。
在武帝陵廟前的烏雲即將散盡，那仙人掌山峰卻已是雨後天青。
壯麗的山河北邊緊臨的函谷關險隘。驛路大道向西延伸，直到漢皇帝祭拜天地的地方。
借問一下那些沽名釣譽的人，不如留在這裡學仙修佛，以求得長生之道。