The poem describing Anyang is as follows:
The original text is as follows
1. Climb the Anyang Tower
The Han River flows in the south of the county, and the river peaks are formed. South Yongzhou. Talented men take advantage of the spring to look forward to it, and all the public servants sit back and worry about it in their spare time. In the evening, the tower reflects the green mountains and green water islands. The bright moon is moving towards the evening waves, and I am even more suspicious of the goddess playing with pearls.
2. Notes
Anyang City Tower: Anyang County City Tower in the early Tang Dynasty. The ancient city of Anyang was destroyed by floods in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.
The Han River flows to the south of the county: it means that the location of the ancient Anyang County was on the north bank of the Han River, and the Han River flows to the south.
Jiangzhang opened up to form Nanyongzhou: it means that the Han River separated the ancient Anyang City from Ankang County. You can climb to Anyang City to look south at Ankang. At that time, people called Chang'an the Northern Yongzhou and Ankang the Southern Yongzhou. Nanyongzhou in this poem refers to Ankang. Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou and was directly north of Ankang, so Ankang was called Nanyongzhou.
The gifted scholar takes advantage of the spring to look forward: It means that the local scribes look out in the spring.
The princes spend their free days sitting around to relieve their worries: it refers to the local governors spending their free days to relieve their worries.
The tower reflects the green mountains at night: it means that standing on the tower you can see the city surrounded by green hills, referring to Ankang City in the Tang Dynasty.
Luo Qiqingjiao Green Water Island: refers to the gorgeous dresses and costumes of ladies and gentlemen that make Qinghe Green Water Island more charming.
The bright moon moves towards the evening waves: It means that the sparkling water waves of the Han River in the evening illuminate the bright moon and move accordingly.
More doubts about the goddess playing with beads: it refers to the bright moon flowing in the water waves like a goddess playing with beads (the legend of the goddess playing with beads happened at the foot of Xiwanshan Mountain in Xiangyang, the author's hometown, where the poet thought of the goddess In the story of Nongzhu, the goddess refers to the goddess of the Han River.
3. Appreciation
Meng Haoran climbed up the Anyang Tower and looked at the Han River and Ankang County on the other side, actually praising Ankang. "Climbing Anyang City Tower" vividly depicts the geographical location, natural and cultural landscapes of ancient Anyang City and Ankang City, and also reflects the economic and social appearance of Ankang during the prosperous Tang Dynasty and Kaiyuan Dynasty.
In Meng Haoran's writing, the city of Ankang at that time. Ankang City is quite large, with beautiful city, beautiful water, beautiful mountains, and even more beautiful people. Only the towers reflect the green mountains at dawn, the beautiful green water islets, the bright moon moves in the evening waves, and the beautiful words of the Goddess playing with pearls.