Examples of poems describing the desert are as follows:
1. Once you go to Zitai Lianshuo Desert, you will only leave the green tomb facing the dusk. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Ode to Ancient Relics"
Translation: Going straight from Zitai to the desert outside the Great Wall, the only green grave left on the outskirts faces the dusk.
2. The yellow sand will wear the golden armor in a hundred battles, and the Loulan will never be returned until it is broken. ——Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty, "Seven Poems on the March to the Army·Part 4"
Translation: The yellow sand is thousands of miles away, and the frequent battles have worn away the armor of the soldiers guarding the border, but their ambition is not extinguished and they cannot defeat the invading forces. The enemy, vowing not to return home.
3. Walking through the desert during the day and night, the clouds are overcast, the moon is dark, the wind is windy and the sand is bad. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "The Bureong Man"
Translation: They ambush during the day and set out at night, passing through a large desert; the sky was gloomy, a black wind blew, and countless terrible sands were thrown up.
4. The desert is windy and dusty, the sun is dim, and the red flag is half-rolled out of the camp gate. ——Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty, "Seven Poems on the Military March, Part 5"
Translation: In the desert of Saibei, strong winds were blowing, dust was flying, and the sky was dark. The military situation on the front line was very urgent. After receiving the battle report, they quickly attacked.
5. The desert is impoverished with grass and grass in autumn, and the lonely city has few soldiers at sunset. ——Gao Shi of the Tang Dynasty, "Yan Ge Xing"
Translation: It is late autumn, all the grass outside the great desert has withered, and the lonely city reflects the setting sun. The more the soldiers fight, the fewer they become.
6. The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook. ——"Horse Poems" by Li He of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The flat sand is thousands of miles away, and it looks like it is covered with a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon looms in the sky, like a curved hook.
7. When I was young, I went to the countryside and raised my voice in the desert. ——Cao Zhi of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, "The White Horse"
Translation: He left his hometown at a young age and went to the frontier to show off his skills and make meritorious deeds.
8. The elm leaves in Guancheng are turning yellow early, and the clouds and sand are an ancient battlefield at dusk. ——Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty, "Seven Poems on the Military March Part 3"
Translation: The leaves of the elm trees in the border town had already fallen sparsely and turned yellow. In the evening, a battle had just ended. Looking around the battlefield, I saw The dusk clouds are low and the barren hills are rising and falling.
9. The beacon fires set off the desert and illuminated the sweet spring clouds - "Sixth Song of the Song Dynasty" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The beacon fires ignited in the depths of the desert, and the flames of war shone red. The sky above Ganquan Palace.
10. Clear the desert once and for all. ——"Fa White Horse" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: I hope that the threat of the desert to the Central Plains can be swept away, and that the Hulu in the desert can be subdued by force.