1. Two or three miles away, there are four or five houses in Yancun. There are six or seven pavilions with eighty or ninety flowers. ——Song Dynasty Shao Yong's "Mountain Village Odyssey"
Translation: At a glance, it is two or three miles away, and four or five households are shrouded in light mist. There are six or seven pavilions and pavilions, and eighty or ninety flowers are blooming.
2. A horse can move within ten miles, and a whip can be raised within five miles. When the Protectorate arrived, the Huns surrounded Jiuquan. Snow is falling in Guanshan Mountain, and the beacon fire is no longer smoke-free. ——Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty, "Long West Journey"
Translation: The urgent military envoy leaped on his horse and raised his whip, and came at a gallop. One step of the horse was ten miles, and one step of the whip was five miles. The long journey was like lightning. Just passed by in a flash. This is the military envoy from the Northwest Protectorate. He sent an urgent military message, reporting that the Xiongnu army has surrounded Jiuquan, an important town in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. After receiving the military letter, I looked westward, only to see flying snow all over the sky, and a confusion. Looking across the mountains, there was no trace of beacon smoke. It turned out that the beacon contact in the army had been interrupted.
3. The green mountains are faint and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered since autumn. Twenty-Four Bridges On a moonlit night, where can a beautiful lady teach me how to play the flute? ——Du Mu, Tang Dynasty, "A Letter to Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou"
Translation: The green mountains are faint and the green water is thousands of miles away. The autumn is gone and the vegetation in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered. Twenty-Four Bridge The bright moon shines in the quiet night. Where can you, a beauty like you, teach people to play the flute now?
4. The oriole sings thousands of miles away, reflecting the red green, and the wine flag winds in the water village, mountain and Guo. There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and there are many towers in the mist. ——Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty, "Jiangnan Spring"
Translation: The sounds of birds chirping in the south of the Yangtze River are complemented by green grass and red flowers, and wine flags are fluttering everywhere in the waterside villages, foothills and city walls. There are more than 480 ancient temples and countless towers left over from the Southern Dynasties, all shrouded in wind, smoke, clouds and rain.
5. Traveling north and south to repay the Lord's love, the rivers and lace grass will laugh all their lives. Three hundred and sixty days a year, most of them are marching on horseback. ——Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang's "Work Now"
Translation: Chipin moved to the north and south to fight in the north and south in order to repay the emperor's trust in me. The flowers and plants along the north and south rivers and at the northern border all laughed at my busy life. I spent the three hundred and sixty days of the year on the battlefield carrying weapons and riding a war horse.
6. The Phoenix travels on the Phoenix platform, and the Kongjiang River flows freely when the Phoenix leaves the platform. The flowers and plants of the Wu Palace are buried in the secluded paths, and the clothes of the Jin Dynasty are transformed into ancient hills. Beyond the blue sky, the three mountains are halfway down, and the two rivers are divided into Bailuzhou. The floating clouds can always cover the sun, and the absence of Chang'an makes people sad. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Climbing the Phoenix Terrace in Jinling"
Translation: There used to be phoenixes on the Phoenix Terrace. When the phoenixes left the platform, only the river still flowed eastward. Flowers and fragrant grass in the Wu Palace are buried in desolate paths, and many royal families in the Jin Dynasty have become ancient tombs. Three mountains loomed in the clouds and mist like falling blue sky, and the river was divided into two rivers by Bailuzhou. There are always treacherous ministers in power, just like floating clouds covering the sun. Chang'an cannot see it and his heart is depressed and filled with sorrow.
7. Purple smoke rises from the incense burner in the sunshine, and you can see the waterfall Guaqianchuan in the distance. The flying stream plummeted down three thousand feet, and it was suspected that the Milky Way had fallen into the sky. ——"Wanglu Mountain Waterfall" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Purple haze rises from Xianglu Peak under the sunlight. From a distance, the waterfall looks like white silk hanging in front of the mountain. The plummeting waterfall on the high cliff seems to be thousands of feet long, making people feel as if the Milky Way is falling from the sky to the earth.
8. He was so angry that he leaned against the railing and the rain stopped. Looking up, looking up to the sky and roaring, with strong feelings. Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait any longer. The young man's head will turn gray, and he will feel so sad! The shame of Jingkang is still not over. The hatred of the ministers, when will it be destroyed! Driving a long car, crossing the gap in Helan Mountain. The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and to drink the blood of Huns when they are thirsty. Waiting to clean up the old mountains and rivers from scratch, facing the sky. ——Song Dynasty Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong·Written in My Heart"
Translation: I was so angry that my hair stood up and my hat flew off. Climbing high and leaning on the railing alone, I saw that the sudden wind and rain had just stopped. Looking up at the sky, I can't help but scream up to the sky, filled with the heart of serving the country. Although he has established some fame over the past thirty years, it is as insignificant as dust. He has traveled 8,000 miles from north to south and has gone through many turbulent lives. Good men, you should seize the time to make contributions to the country, and don't waste your youth in vain and wait for your old age to be miserable.
The shame of the Jingkang Incident has not been washed away to this day. When will the resentment of being a subject of the country be wiped out! I will drive a chariot to attack Helan Mountain, and even Helan Mountain will be leveled. I am full of lofty ambitions. When I am hungry during the war, I will eat the enemy's flesh. When I am talking and laughing, I will drink the enemy's blood. When I regain the old mountains and rivers, I will report the victory news to the country with the good news!
9. The Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastwards to this point. The green mountains on both sides of the strait stand out from each other, and a solitary sail comes from the sun. ——"Looking at Tianmen Mountain" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The Yangtze River is like a giant ax splitting open the majestic Tianmen Peak, and the green river water flows eastward and swirls here. The beautiful scenery of the green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is indistinguishable, and you can see a solitary boat coming from the horizon.
10. A ray of setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red. It's a pity that on the third night of September, the dew looks like pearls and the moon looks like a bow. ——Tang·Bai Juyi's "Ode to the Dusk River"
Translation: A setting sun gradually sets in the river, half of the river is green and half is bright red. The most lovely thing is that on the third day of September, the moon is as bright as a pearl and the crescent moon is shaped like a bow.