Ni hao, and welcome to my humble jia, noble guest! I spend much of my time nowdays at my residence in Chang'an, Jianghu Biaoju where honoured friends and visitors are always welcome. Thank you for visiting my home! *bows*

蟬鳴空桑林， 八月蕭關道；
出塞復入塞， 處處黃蘆草。
從來幽并客， 皆向沙場老；
莫學遊俠兒， 矜誇紫騮好。

Cicadas complain of thin mulberry-trees
In the Eighth-month chill at the frontier pass.
Through the gate and back again, all along the road,
There is nothing anywhere but yellow reeds and grasses
And the bones of soldiers from You and from Bing
Who have buried their lives in the dusty sand.
...Let never a cavalier stir you to envy
With boasts of his horse and his horsemanship

~ 王 昌 齡 Wang Changling (698-757)
(from the 唐 詩 Tang Shi - 300 Tang Poems)

Avatar & main image: Takeshi Kaneshiro in House of the Flying Daggers
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