Ode to the Spirit Tree

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	《神树赋》乾隆甲戍秋御制戊戍秋敬书永陵内肇祖帷藏衣冠。兴祖实奉安龙脉正中。景祖、显祖昭穆左右。兴祖宝鼎前生瑞榆一株，轮囷盘郁，园覆佳城，尊之曰神树。敬为赋以纪之。		Ode to the Spirit Tree Composed by the Qianlong Emperor Autumn, 1778 In the Eternal Tomb, curtains veil the worldly chattels of our founding father; Accompanied by Fuman, peacefully interred deep inside the dragon’s vein, with Giocangga and Taksi prominent on either side. Growing before Fuman, an auspicious elm, luxuriant dome sheltering both terrace and wall, Respectfully called “Spirit Tree”, the subject of this reverential ode.
	懿乎，启运之为山也，分长白之龙干，结秘圣之神丘，屏纳绿窝集之瑞麓，带苏克苏湖之祥流，是以桥山建鼎，原庙藏旒，以祀以禋绵继绳于奕代卜年卜世扬光烈于千秋，爰生神树非柏非松，根从天上来兮，想银河之历历，种岂人间所有，郁佳气之葱葱，前乎此者，昭灵贶其若彼。		Oh what great virtue! Enlightened destiny a mountain, the dragon stem of Changbai; The tomb itself a key to mysteries, the foothills an emerald arbour, with the providential flow of the Sukusuhu, a triad formed by mountains, An originary shrine concealing bright pennants, to honour and augur for generations, the grand achievements of one thousand autumns. Whence grows the Spirit Tree? Neither cypress or pine, its roots arise in Heaven, emanating from the Milky Way; Planted in the mortal realm, this verdancy of delicate fragrances before me is clearly a gift from the gods to the world.”
	李鳳民: 《興京永陵》東北大學出版社 1996年29頁		Li Fengmin 1996 Xingjing Yongling (Xingjing Eternal Tomb), Daxue Chubanshe; Shenyang, p.29