On The Cloudy Mid-Autumn Night Poem by William He

'Bifrost': In Norse mythology, Bifrost is the rainbow bridge that connects Asgard, the world of the Aesir tribe of gods, with Midgard, the world of humanity. Bifrost is guarded by the ever-vigilant god Heimdall. 'Victoria Bay': Also known as Victoria Harbour, is between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It is the third largest bay in the world following San Francisco and Re de Janeiro. It is where you can take Star Ferry, visit the Peak, Avenue of Stars and Sky 100 Observation Deck, and enjoy firework show during Chinese New Year. 'Aglaia': The youngest of the Charites, Aglaea or Aglaia ('splendor, brilliant, shining one') was Hephaestus' wife and Asclepius' daughter in Greek mythology. Other sources cite her and her sisters as the daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the Three Graces, or the Charites. 'Griffin': Also spelled griffon or gryphon, composite mythological creature with a lion's body (winged or wingless) and a bird's head, usually that of an eagle. The griffin was a favourite decorative motif in the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean lands. 'Daphne': In Greek mythology, the personification of the laurel, a tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly associated with Apollo (q.v.) . Traditionally, the special position of the laurel was connected with Apollo's love for Daphne, the beautiful daughter of a river god who lived a pastoral existence in either Thessaly, the Peloponnese, or Syria. 'Laurel bush': Laurel symbolizes immortality, a factor of which the Romans certainly had not lost sight when they made it the emblem of both intellectual and military glory. This immortality symbolism was equally familiar to the Chinese. The Moon, one is assured, contains an Immortal and a laurel bush.