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Hanshan 寒山

recluse · Mount Tiantai, Tang China · c. 8th–9th century

A man said to have lived hidden in a rock cave on Mount Tiantai, writing poems on rocks and trees. His name and his life are close to legend.

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c. 8th–9th century

People ask the way to Cold Mountain. No road goes through to Cold Mountain. In summer the ice has not melted, and when the sun comes out the fog is thick.

人問寒山道,寒山路不通。 夏天冰未釋,日出霧朦朧。

Poems of Hanshan

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