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Hi everyone, a friend of mine received this ornamental plate as a gift, during a voyage to China. Can anyone help him with the translation of the writing? Many thanks in advance for any help,

Andrea

飛流直下三千尺
疑是銀河落九天
丁丑蕭自景題
Flying waters are falling straight down three thousand feet
I think the Milky Way has tumbled from the ninth height of Heaven
In the year of Fire-Buffalo (1997) Painted and inscribed by Xiao Zijing

贈　- Presented as a gift to;
嘉迪 茂利茲〇先生　-　Mr(s).　Gardy Mauriz.. ?
(It is not easy to reverse foreign personal names once transcribed into Chinese)
江智浩 　　　- from Jiang Zhihao
九八年九月　 - September '98

With regards,
I.Nagy

Many thanks for your indispensable help Mr. Nagy,
Andrea

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