1. Qinghai is surrounded by long clouds and dark snow-capped mountains, and the lonely city looks out to Yumen Pass. ——"Seven Poems on the Military March·Part 4" Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
Vernacular translation: Dark clouds covered Qinghai Lake, covering the continuous snow-capped mountains in darkness. The ancient border city and Yumen Pass are thousands of miles apart, facing each other from afar.
2. Performing Qinghai dance heartily, the autumn wind blows off the purple crown. ——"Dongshan Yin" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Vernacular translation: When I was drunk with wine, I also presented you with an impromptu Qinghai dance, and the autumn wind blew off my beautiful purple hat.
3. The Qinghai fog is half covered by the clouds, and the maple trees on the shore reflect the Akagi clouds in the distance. ——"Ridian Yilan Tower" Chen Zilong of the Ming Dynasty
Vernacular translation: The peaks among the clouds are vaguely enveloped in the fog of Qinghai, and the red maples on the shore reflect the bright red of Mount Chicheng in the distance.
4. Xiangguan River, west of Yanmen, on the edge of Qinghai. ——"Wandering in the Palace at Night·Remembering a Dream to Send to Master Bohun" Lu You of the Song Dynasty
Vernacular translation: I can't help but think of the scene on the border of the Xiongguan River, the Yanmen occupied by the Jin, and the That distant Qinghai border!
5. At the foot of Chaotun Snow Mountain, I stayed next to Qinghai at dusk. ——"Mulan Song" Wei Yuanfu of the Tang Dynasty
Vernacular translation: In the morning, I stopped my horse under the snow-capped mountains, and in the evening I stayed next to Qinghai Lake.