It vividly reveals that the rulers, in order to satisfy their own appetite, did not hesitate to stir up the masses, wasting people and money, and effectively castigated the arrogance and extravagance of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. This poem comes from "Three Poems of Crossing the Qing Palace in China" written by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
The original
Chang 'an looks back and embroiders are piled up, and thousands of doors are opened at the top of the mountain.
When riding a princess in the world of mortals and laughing, no one knew it was litchi.
Translation
Looking back from Chang 'an, Mount Li looks like piles of splendid scenery. On the top of the mountain, thousands of doors of Huaqing Palace are opened in turn.
As soon as riding a gallop, the smoke billowed and the princess smiled. No one knew that the south had sent litchi fresh fruit.
Extended information:
Writing background
Three Poems of Crossing Huaqing Palace (Part I) was written by Du Mu when he passed through Huaqing Palace in Lishan Mountain. Huaqing Palace was built in the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (723), where Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei had fun. Many poets in later generations have written poems about Huaqing Palace, among which Du Mu's Three Poems about Crossing Huaqing Palace is one of the masterpieces.
The first sentence describes the scenery of Mount Li where Huaqing Palace is located. The poet writes from the perspective of "looking back" in Chang 'an, just like a cinematographer, he first shows a broad and far-reaching panorama of Mount Li in front of the audience: lush trees, lush flowers and plants, palaces and castles standing among them, just like a beautiful group. "Embroidery piles" not only refers to the East Embroidery Ridge and the West Embroidery Ridge on both sides of Mount Li, but also describes the beauty of Mount Li.