Author Wei Zhuang, Tang Dynasty.
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Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists should stay in Jiangnan until they are old. The spring water is greener than the sky, and tourists can sleep on the boat listening to the rain.
The women selling wine in Jiangnan restaurant are all very beautiful, and their arms exposed when selling wine are as white as snow. Don't go home when the light is not fading. It must be extremely sad to go home.
Vernacular translation:
Everyone says that Jiangnan is so good that tourists just want to stay in Jiangnan until they are old. In spring, the clear green river is better than the blue sky, and you can also fall asleep listening to the rain outside on the painting boat.
The woman selling wine by the Jiangnan wine cellar is very beautiful. When selling wine, her wrist is as white as frost and snow when she takes it. Don't go back to your hometown before you get old, or you will regret having broken your stomach because of the war in your hometown.
2. "Water Fairy Chants for Jiangnan"
Author Zhang,
The sun shines on the river, and thin smoke rises. The eaves painted by people on both sides of the strait are connected, and the beams are connected.
The river is surrounded by lotus flowers, so it is quiet. Looking at Sha Ou, it turns around on the river, and the curtains of every household are full of fragrant wind.
The painting boat is far away, and the wine flag is outside the wind. People really love Jiangnan!
Vernacular translation:
The sun shone on the river and raised thin smoke. The eaves painted by people on both sides of the strait are connected, and the beams are connected. There are many lotus flowers on the river, and Qiu Guang is desolate. Look, Sha Ou flies and hovers over the river again and again, and the fragrant wind is floating in every bead curtain. Beautiful ships seem to be coming from the horizon, and the flag of the restaurant is flying in the wind. How lovely, Jiangnan!
3. Recalling Jiangnan Jiang Nanyi
Author Bai Juyi, Tang Dynasty,
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Jiang Nanyi, the most memorable is Hangzhou. Looking for laurel trees in Zhongshan Temple in the month, watching the tide on the pillow in the county pavilion. When will you revisit?
Jiang Nanyi, followed by Wu Gong. Wu Yi cup of spring bamboo leaves, Wu Wa dance lotus drunk. Will we meet again sooner or later?
Vernacular translation:
The most memorable memory of Jiangnan is Hangzhou. Visit Lingyin Temple, look for laurel seeds in the bright moon, board the county pavilion, and lie on it to enjoy the ebb and flow of Qiantang River. When can I go to play again?
The memory of Jiangnan, and then the memory of Suzhou Wugong. Take a sip of the fine wine and spring bamboo leaves in the Wu Palace and watch the girls in the Wu Palace dance like charming hibiscus. Always meet again sooner or later?