1. Translation: Thousands of years of high clouds have gathered on this majestic pass, and bursts of autumn wind have dispersed the sound of horse hooves.
The surging Yellow River and the vast wilderness are not enough. After entering Tongguan from Huashan, I don’t know what flatness is.
2. Notes:
1. Tong (tóng) Pass: the name of the pass. The former site is located in the north of today's Tongguan County, Shaanxi Province. It was an important pass for traveling from east to west in ancient times.
2. Zhonggu: since ancient times. Cluster (cù): cluster.
3. River: refers to the rushing Yellow River. Bound: constraint.
4. Not understanding flatness: I don’t know what flatness is. Understand, understand.
3. Original text:
"Tongguan" Late Qing Dynasty? Tan Sitong
High clouds have gathered in this city since ancient times, and the autumn wind dispersed the sound of horse hooves.
The rivers and fields are still too narrow, and the mountains cannot be relieved when they enter Tongguan.
Extended information
1. Creation background
This poem was written when the poet was eighteen years old, in the eighth year of Guangxu (1882). In the spring of this year, the poet started from Liuyang and went to Lanzhou, Gansu Province, where his father Tan Jixun worked. Passing through Tongguan, the poet was deeply attracted by the majestic scenery in front of him and sang this song of praise from the bottom of his heart.
2. Introduction to the author
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), a Chinese reformist statesman and thinker. The courtesy name is Fusheng, and the nickname is Zhuangfei. He is from Liuyang, Hunan. At the age of eleven, he followed his father, Hubei Governor Tan Jixun, to take office and traveled throughout the northwest and southeast. He has great ambitions from a young age, is good at writing, is proficient in swordsmanship, and is generous and heroic.
After the Sino-Japanese War, he advocated reform and reform to become stronger. In the 23rd year of Guangxu's reign (1897), the "Southern Society" was founded in Hunan and the "Xiang Daily" was published. Promote the Restoration. After the failure, he was arrested and imprisoned, and was killed together with Lin Xu and others. He was known as the "Six Gentlemen of 1898" in the world. His poems are bold in style, powerful in momentum, magnificent in realm, and full of aggressive and patriotic spirit. This collection includes "The Complete Works of Tan Sitong".