Here it is night: I stay at the Summit Temple. Here I can t… - Li Bai

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Here it is night: I stay at the Summit Temple.
Here I can touch the stars with my hand.
I dare not speak aloud in the silence
For fear of disturbing the dwellers of Heaven.

Li Bai

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Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Po, was a Chinese poet living during the Tang Dynasty. Called the Poet Immortal, Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in China's literary history.

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Native Name: 李白

Alternative Names: Li Po • Li Taibai • Taibai • Li Bo • Li Bei • Li Pai • T'ai-pai • Li T'ai-pai • T'ai Pai • Tai-pai • Li Tai-pai • Tai Pai

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床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。

You ask me why do I dwell in these green mountains,
But I smile without a reply, only an easy mind.
The river flows away silently, bearing the fallen peach blossoms,
Here is another world, but not the world of men.

镜湖三百里，菡萏发荷花。
五月西施采，人看隘若耶。
回舟不待月，归去越王家。

Here it is night: I stay at the Summit Temple. Here I can touch the stars with my hand. I dare not speak aloud in the silence For fear of disturbing … - Li Bai

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