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 6. THE LADY YANG KUEI-FEI AT THE IMPERIAL FEAST OF THE PEONY—I 清平調一 The glory of trailing clouds is in her garments, And the radiance of a flower on her face. O heavenly apparition, found only far above On the top of the Mountain of Many Jewels, Or in the fairy Palace of Crystal when the moon is up! Yet I see her here in the earth's garden— The spring wind softly sweeps the balustrade, And the dew-drops glisten thickly....

As to the occasion on which these songs were composed, see the Introduction.

The Mountain of Many Jewels is the abode of the fairy queen, Hsi-wang-mo; the Palace of Crystal is another such fabled home of beautiful spirits. [31]