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Beginning of a poem by Wang Wei (3 April 2025)

I do not know Chinese; the translation is based on an existing English translation and my looking up of the characters. The goal was to reproduce some of the stylistic elements of the original. The source is: https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/桃源行; an English translation can be found by looking up "Peach Blossom Journey".

The fisherman’s boat chased the water
  up the lovely spring hill;
Both banks bloomed with peach blossoms
  at the ancient river crossing.

He sailed, gazing at the red trees,
  knew not how far.
He sailed to the end of the blue stream,
  saw not a man.