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CHINESE POETRY AND ITS CONNOTATIONS 



Plate A. 



1. — Tien gj| = The Topmost Peak of a mountain, literally "moun- 

 tain's head." 



2. — Wei % k = Approaching the peak, very high, not level, literally 

 "ghosts hill." 



3a. — P'u $| = A Water-fall, a cascade. 

 h.—Fei Chuan ffe & = A Water-fall, literally "Flying Spring." 

 c. — P'u Pu *]£fc flf = A Water-fall, literally a Cloth Cascade, that 

 is, water like a strip of cloth. 



4.— Feng Q = Peaks. 



5. — Hsuan Yci^ |j| = Over-hanging precipice, literally a precipice 

 suspended like the head of a criminal. 



6. — Luan ^ = Peaks which are lower than Feng, and sharper. 



7. — Ch'uav ^ = Spring. 



8. — Shan Lin \\\ $fc = Mountain forests. 



9. — Shan Skih llj # = Mountain temples. 

 10. — Yai §| = Cliff, both its flat top and its sides. 

 11a. — Chan Tao $& jj| = The Roadway or thoroughfare on the side 

 of a cliff. 



lib. — Ko f^| = The Roadway or thoroughfare on the side of a cliff. 

 The "Ko of the Two-Edged Sword" is very famous. 



12. — Shan T'ing W> = Mountain Pavilions. 



13. — Tien j£ = An Inn, also a little collection of houses where things 

 can be bought. 



14. — Lien ffi = A flag or sign which shows that wine is sold. 



15. — Lan jig, = Mountain Mist or Vapour which shuts off bottoms 

 of hills. 



16. — Rang fjBJ = High level ground on a hill, or among hills. 



Yl.—Chia ft? = The steep side of a hill— its "thigh." 



18. — Lu Ro. %£'$£ = Travellers on a journey. 



19. — Ling £$ = A Pass in a mountain range. The bottom of the 

 sketch is not at the foot of hills but well up in a range. 



20. — Sun or Lan Yuffi, J£| |£l = Bamboo chair made for use in the 

 Mountains. 



21. — Chien fjj!\ = The water in a ravine. 



22. — Ru t? = Gully between hills. 



23. — Ho ^ = The pool at the foot of a water-fall. 



