In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was exiled to Baling junto be the prefect there. In the second year of his office, because of his excellentadministration, people lived in peace and contentment, and all previously neglectedmatters were taken care of. The Yueyang Tower was renovated and enlarged, andinscribed on its walls were the poetry and the rhymed prose of learned men of theTang and the present dynasty. I was invited to record this restoration effort in writing. The beauty of Baling centers round the Dongting Lake, which holds the In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was exiled to Baling junto be the prefect have. In the second year of his office, because of his excellentadministration, people lived in peace and contentment, and all previously neglectedmatters were taken care of of The Yueyang Tower was renovated and enlarged, andinscribed on its walls were the poetry and the rhymed prose of learned men of theTang and the present dynasty. I was invited to record this restoration effort in writing. The beauty of Baling centers round the Dongting Lake , which holds the