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ART APPRECIATION
HAVE you heard the Taoist tale of the Taming of the Harp?
Once in the hoary ages in the Ravine of Lungmen[1] stood a Kiri tree, a veritable king of the forest. It reared its head to talk to the stars; its roots struck deep into the earth, mingling their bronzed coils with those of the silver dragon that slept beneath. And it came to pass that a mighty wizard made of this tree a wondrous harp, whose stubborn spirit should be tamed but by the greatest of musicians. For long the instrument was treasured by the Emperor of China, but all in vain were
- ↑ The Dragon Gorge of Honan.
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