Legend of Phoenix Mountain
1
The vegetation of this mountain grows very well
The fragrance of flowers and fruits of this mountain spreads around
This mountain has a beautiful name
It has a legend of being the phoenix's home
Whenever the dusk embraces the setting sun, going down the hill
It rises a fantastic glow above this hill
At this moment, the valley is filled with the phoenix's song
Is it really so wonderful
That song, that glow
Often pulling my mind into thought—
2
As far as I know, this magical mountain
Really once lived a magical giant
In the age when human life was least worthwhile
His head was worthy of
Thousands of silver dollars
The big government seals were on the posters, wanted him
Newspapers in Nanjing and Beijing announced several times
That he was dead, or captured
However, he was alive
He led the troops
Who wore straw sandals carrying rifles
Crossing mountains and rivers, all the way they won battles
3
I can't verify
Whether he came after the phoenix from afar
Or because of him, phoenix flew from the sky
Everyone who had seen him said
He ate the same grains as the common people
He wore the same coarse cloth as the soldiers
His octagonal hat was adorned with a shining red star
Resilience and kindness were shining between his eyebrows
He often talked with the old men at the foot of the mountain
With authentic Hunan accent
He also sang with neighbor's children
The duet of“Fighting the Big Powers”
Reverberating on the earth…
4
People say that he had a million soldiers in his chest
His existence made all the wicked and the robbers
Frightened…
Someone saw this
The steel loaded with gunpowder
Was poured into his narrow yard
But he was holding a hot cannonball shell
Bursting into laughter
“This steel sent to my door
Is just good to be made into knife or gun to destroy offender! ”
A bomber with the“Sun Flag”
Escaped in his laughter
This legendary story
Grew wings—
The phoenix brought him the charcoal in the mountains
The Big Dipper turned into the light at his desk
He was planning for the nation
Every day he worked till dawn
Gu Xi: Male, pen name is Guxi. He is member of the Chinese Writers Association and advisor to the Presidium of the Shaanxi Writers Association.