Framed calligraphy, 22-1/2 x 24 inches. A note on the back reads 'A special gift to the City of San Diego from the artist delegation of Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, on November Ninth 1992'. This is a famous ancient poem by Ouyang Xiu written about 1000 years ago. The author was a Chinese historian, calligrapher and poet of the Song Dynasty. The poem expresses complex emotions of the author's passion of life and anxiety over the nation's affairs.