Gazing on Mount Tai (Du Fu: Gazing on Mount Tai)

What is Mount Tai like? It spans across the lands of Qi and Lu, its verdant hues stretching endlessly. Nature gathers all its wonder and beauty here, where the mountain's north and south divide dawn from dusk by light and shadow. Surging layers of white clouds cleanse one's breast; straining the eyes to gaze afar, one can see the returning birds. One must ascend to the very peak of Mount Tai—then, overlooking the surrounding hills, how small they will appear!