This sentence comes from "Recalling Qiantang" written by Li Kuo in the Tang Dynasty. The full text is as follows:
In the past, I traveled eastward, and my temples were not dry. I crossed the river and stationed in Mulan radial direction.
The autumn moon is thousands of miles long, and the midnight tide is 100 thousand troops.
The ghost leaned against her to sing in the snow and left Su Cheng's waist when dancing.
I can still hear the willows coming in spring on the river, and the temples and bridges are still staggered.
Translation:
A few years ago, when I went eastward, my sideburns were not gray, but when I crossed the river, I stayed in the radial direction of Mulan.
Looking at the moonlight in the Mid-Autumn Festival is like a mighty river flowing thousands of miles; The midnight tide, like ten hyenas, rushes forward.
There is a beautiful woman leaning against the laurel tree singing a song about snow, which looks like the waist of a small house in Suzhou City, Penglai from a distance.
I heard that the willow leaves beside the river are still gently brushing their temples in spring.
There is also a saying that comes from Zhao Wei's Qiantang and Zhao Wei's Seven Methods, which are clear and round, not fake carving, line drawing is natural, leaving no trace of axe chisel. Although the whole poem of Qiantang has been lost, these two sentences are the most representative.
Extended data:
Appreciation of "A Thousand Miles of Autumn Moon, Midnight Tide":
The first sentence says that the Mid-Autumn Festival is full of moonlight, which can be said that the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlight is everywhere; During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Qiantang River surged, as if 100,000 troops were shouting ahead. Write a concrete image of the river as if it were in front of you.
Although the poem describes all the eyes and spoken language, it does not seem to be focused; However, "a thousand miles" corresponds to "a hundred thousand troops" and "mid-autumn moon" corresponds to "midnight tide" in time and space, so that readers can appreciate the beauty of mountains and rivers.
The phrase "a thousand miles" is a full moon, and the phrase "a hundred thousand troops" is empty in numbers, but in traditional customs, a thousand and a hundred thousand have the meaning of "all-encompassing", which is impressive, and because the syllables are sonorous, it is more conducive to chanting.