"Abandoning the boat at the riverhead,
I set out on foot toward the entrance of the cave;
Walking along the narrow path, in wonder,
Deeper and deeper I went before
any houses came into sight; Oh! the heavenly and the earthly,
what different notes they sound!.
Even Tao-Ming, the great poet would lay down his pen, How dare I try to write?
[Written by Emperor Ch'ien-lung of the Manchu Dynasty Circa: Spring, 1770]