I will not go far on the road to meet you,
I will go straight until I reach the Long Wind Sands.
The Long Wind Sands are many a day's journey from the village of Ch'ang Kan, which stands just outside the South Gate of Nanking. What the lady implies is that she will go to "the ends of the earth" to meet her returning husband.
[SORROW DURING A CLEAR AUTUMN]
Note 48.
I climb the hills of Chiu I.
The Chiu I, or "Nine Peaks," lie to the South of the Tung T'ing Lake (see map) into which the three divisions of the Hsiang River debouch after having united.
Note 49.
I go by the "Bird's Path."
A term very often used for steep mountain paths.
Note 50.