A name from a poem
清溪
Pinyin qīng xīfor anyone
Set out from a clear mountain stream.
What’s wished for
Young Li Bai left Clear Stream for the Three Gorges under the moon. Pure as the stream, brave enough to start.
Where it comes from
夜发清溪向三峡
yè fā qīng xī xiàng sān xiá
“I'll leave the town on Clear Stream for Three Canyons now.”
— Li Bai, “Song of the Moon over Mount Emei” (峨眉山月歌)
About the two characters
- 清
- clear; free of mud or stain
- 溪
- mountain stream
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