"...my skiff has already passed ten thousand mountains.
—Chen Qingzhou, 21st year of the Anhe era, the fifth day of the eighth month."
Even before he signed his name, as the words of the poem took form,
Chen Yi's Perfection Realm of Calligraphy Dao had already manifested.
Just like with his previous work, Farewell to Duke Changming in Shu State, a scene began to materialize above the words.
At first, a magnificent city with towering, pale gray walls appeared, standing atop a lofty mountain peak.
It was surrounded by radiant, colorful light and shrouded in mist. It was as if the first light of dawn after a storm had broken through the overcast clouds, bathing the city named "Bai Di" in a splendid, multicolored glow.
Then, a man in a long, white robe appeared, riding a boat that cut through the waves of the river flowing at the mountain's base.
The river surged, the sails billowed, and the boat carried the man swiftly forward.
