1. "Joining the Army (Four of Seven Poems)" Wang Changling
Qinghai is covered with long clouds and dark snow-capped mountains, and the isolated city looks at Yumen Pass in the distance.
The yellow sand will wear golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken!
Translation: The rolling clouds on Qinghai Lake shorten the snow-capped mountains, and a city looks at Yumen Pass in the distance. After hundreds of battles, the yellow sand has penetrated the golden armor, and he will not go home until Loulan City is conquered.
2. "Liangzhou Ci (One of Two)" Wang Zhihuan
Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city in Wanren Mountain.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass.
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3. "Moon over Guanshan" by Li Bai
The bright moon rises out of the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ??clouds.
The wind blows tens of thousands of miles across Yumen Pass.
The Han Dynasty descended to the Baideng Road, and the Hu took a peek at the Qinghai Bay.
The land was conquered, but no one returned.
The garrison guests looked at the side with a sad look on their faces as they thought about returning home.
The tall building is like this night, and I have no time to sigh.
Translation: A bright moon rises from the Qilian Mountains and passes through the vast sea of ??clouds. The mighty long wind blew tens of thousands of miles and passed Yumen Pass where the soldiers were stationed. At that time, Han soldiers were directly targeting the Baishan Mountain Road, while Tubo coveted large areas of rivers and mountains in Qinghai. This is the place where battles have been fought throughout the ages, and few soldiers who went to battle survived. The garrison soldiers looked at the scene in the border town from a distance, thinking about returning home and couldn't help but look sad. At this time, the soldier's wife was in a high building, lamenting when she would be able to see her relatives far away.
4. "Song on the Fortress" by Dai Shulun
The flags of the Han family are all over the Yinshan Mountains,
and they will not send back the horses.
I wish I could serve my country with such a long life,
Why should I be born in Yumen Pass?
Translation: The military flag of the imperial court has been planted all over the front line of Yinshan Mountain, and no cavalry from the Hu people's invasion south can be spared. As a Han warrior, he guarded and opened up the frontiers with the belief of serving the country to the death. Why should he return to Yumen Pass like Dingyuan Hou Banchao did before his death?