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Chinese Poems

Note 7 — The Lament of the Ladies of the Siang River[7]

Charles Budd translation

According to a Chinese legend the Ladies of the Siang River are Nü-Ying and Ngo-Hwang, the two wives of the Emperor Shun, and this poem describes their lament for his death.

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