Looking at the sea tide·Southeast Xingsheng
Author Liu Yong Dynasty Song Dynasty
The southeast is Xingsheng, the three Wu cities, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times.
Small willow painted bridges, windy green curtains, and hundreds of thousands of homes.
Clouds and trees surround the embankment and sand, raging waves roll up frost and snow, and the sky is boundless.
The city is lined with pearls, and the households are full of luxury goods.
The lakes overlap Qingjia, with three autumn osmanthus and ten miles of lotus.
The Qiang pipe clears the sky, the watermelon song fills the night, and the old lotus baby plays and fishes.
Thousands of riders with high teeth, riding drunkenly listening to flutes and drums, chanting and admiring the haze.
There will be good times in the future, go back to Fengchi to boast.
Translation Notes
Hangzhou has an important geographical location and beautiful scenery. It is the city of Sanwu. This place has been very prosperous since ancient times.
Smoking willow trees, painted bridges, wind-blocking curtains, green tents, high and low pavilions, there are about 100,000 households.
Towering trees surround the sand embankment of the Qiantang River. The surging tide rolls up waves as white as frost and snow, and the vast river surface stretches as far as the eye can see.
There are a dazzling array of pearls and jade on display in the market, and every household is stocked with silk and satin, vying for luxury.
The inner lake, outer lake and overlapping mountains are very delicate and beautiful. The sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant in autumn, and the lotus flowers are everywhere in summer.
The Qiang flute is played cheerfully on sunny days, and at night people row boats and collect water chestnuts and sing. The old men fishing and the girls collecting lotus are all smiling.
Thousands of cavalry surrounded the commander returning from inspection. While tipsy, I listened to the flute, drum and orchestra, recited poems and lyrics, and admired the beautiful water and mountains.
He described this beautiful scene in the future and showed it off to the people in the court when he returned to Beijing and was promoted.