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This stanza is composed in praise of the fine scenery in the Emperor's Summer palace grounds, where the hunchbacked bridge is also to be seen. 一磴兒 i' teng'' ，r， a step in a staircase, in a flight of stairs. 蘭 草 cha' ts'ao^ grass wich grows near the gatelocks, called also 燈籠兒草 teng" lang2 ，r ts，ao3， "lantern grass" from its leaves being strung to a stalk like so many Chinese lanterns to a rope. 金魚兒 chin'y&uuml;2'r， "goldfish". 水皮兒 shuei3p'i2'r， the surface of the water, lit. "the water skin". 銀魚兒 yin2y&uuml;2'r, "silverfish".

On the hunchback bridge — one step is higher than the other ― under the bridge the leaves of the lantern grass float on the water ― the goldfish