Where Shadows Dream At A Grand Hotel Poem by William He

Notes: "A Grand Hotel": In a building that was known as the Jiangxi Grand Hotel, communist army troops, led by the military strategist Zhu De and the insuperable Zhou Enlai, were to found the general headquarters of the August 1st,1927 Uprising. The building, on Zhongshan Road, near the intersection with Shengli Road, was convenient for its central location. Historically, this uprising was important for its founding of the People's Liberation Army that was much later to help defeat the Japanese and the Nationalists (Guomindang) , and help in the foundation of the Communist rule. 'Yellowcheek': Elopichthys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Elopichthys bambusa, the yellowcheek, a large fish that is found in freshwater habitats in eastern Asia, including Gan river in Jiangxi province, China. "Baroque": The main facade of Jiangxi Grand Hotel is decorated with cement relief sculptures and follows the Western Baroque architectural style. There is a courtyard inside the building, which not only serves for ventilation and lighting but also symbolizes the gathering of wealth with the meaning of 'Four Waters Returning to the Hall'. The rooms are arranged around the courtyard in a square shape, forming a typical traditional architectural feature of Chinese Jiangnan residences.