Loushan Pass (忆秦娥·娄山关) is a ci poem written by Mao Zedong in February, 1935,[1] during the Long March. Loushan Pass itself is a gorge among mountains in Tongzi County, Guizhou province, China. Mao wrote this poem after the Red Army defeated the local government army after a fierce battle and occupation the pass.
A hard west wind,
in the vast frozen air wild geese shriek to the morning moon,
^Barnstone, Willis; Ching-Po, Ko (1972). The Poems of Mao Tse-tung (in English & Traditional Chinese). New York: Harper & Row Publishers. p. 58.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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