Du Fu Poetry (Tu Fu) The Eight Formations Your achievements overshadowed any in the Three Kingdoms; most famous of all was your design for the Eight Formations. Against the river s surge, they stand solid, immovable, a monument to your lasting regret at failing to swallow up Wu. tr. David Lunde Chinese text Moonlit Night Tonight my wife must watch alone the full moon over Fu-zhou; I think sadly ...

On a Moonlight Night Far off in Fu-chou she is watching the moonlights, Watching it alone from the window of her chamber -- For our boy and girl, poor little babes, Are too young to know where the Capital is. Her cloudy hair is sweet with mist, Her jade-white shoulder is cold in the moon. ... When shall we lie again, with no more tears, Watching this bright light on our screen A O O ! # A ...