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Geographical knowledge contained in ancient poetry
China's ancient poetry can be said to be vast and a treasure of Chinese civilization. From the literary point of view, they naturally show all kinds of joys and sorrows of life. From the geographical point of view, there are many poems describing geographical phenomena and revealing geographical laws. Related geographical poems are summarized as follows:
"Why should the Qiangdi complain about the willow, but the spring breeze is just Yumenguan" describes that the summer monsoon in China can't reach the northwest;
"Like a strong wind in spring, it rises at night and blows open the petals of ten thousand pear trees" refers to the weather when a cold front crosses the border, with wind first and then snow;
"Sunrise in the east and rain in the west, but sunny on the road" embodies the characteristics of large intensity, small range and short duration of convective rain precipitation;
"The south branch is warm and the north branch is cold, just like the spring breeze, there are two kinds", which shows the light and heat difference between the sunny slope and the back sunny slope on both sides of the hillside;
"Four seasons in spring in Luofu Mountain, Lu Ju and Yang Mei Xin" reflects that the south of China is rich in heat and fresh fruits are constantly available all year round;
"Good weather, good place and good people, winter goes and spring comes to the sun" means that the four seasons change, and the cycle begins again and again.
"The green hills on both sides of the strait are opposite, and the solitary sail comes from the sun" can be understood as a description of the landform eroded by flowing water;
"The Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the sky" and "48,000 years later, it is not as crowded as Qinsaitong" indicate that the Shu Road is rugged and the Sichuan Basin has been blocked since ancient times;
"The side view of the mountain is the peak, and the distance is different" is a typical description of the mountainous terrain, which embodies the majestic beauty of Lushan Mountain.