Phoenix once performed here, so this place is named after them.
Now abandon it in this desolate river.
The path of Wu Palace was twisted and twisted by weeds.
Gold's clothes are ancient dust.
Three and a half mountains fall out of the sky,
Just like this, Egret Island divides rivers.
A cloud rose between the light of heaven and me,
Hide his city from my melancholy heart.
Phoenix bird used to come here for recreation, but now it has flown away, leaving only this empty platform, and the river is still flowing eastward.
The magnificent King Wu Palace and thousands of flowers and herbs have now been buried in desolate and secluded paths. Even though the dignitaries of the Jin Dynasty once had brilliant achievements, they are now buried in ancient graves and have already turned into loess.
I stood on the stage and looked at the three mountains in the distance, still standing outside the blue sky. Egret Island divides the Qinhuai River into two waterways. Clouds floating in the sky sometimes cover the sun, so that I can't see Chang' an, and I can't help but feel sad.
—— Zhang Xiying