1. The people were gone in those days, but the water is still cold today.
From "Farewell at Yishui/Farewell at Yishui" written by King Luo Bin of the Tang Dynasty
Farewell to Yandan here, the strong men are proud of themselves.
The people were gone in those days, but the water is still cold today.
Interpretation:
In this place, Jing Ke bid farewell to Prince Dan of Yan, and the strong man sang tragic songs and was full of anger. The people at that time are gone, and Yishui is still so cold today.
2. Once the hero is gone, all the luxury is gone, only the green mountains are like Luozhong.
From "Jinling Nostalgia" written by Xu Hun of the Tang Dynasty
The song of Yushu was about to end the king's spirit, and the soldiers in Jingyang gathered together and the garrison towers were empty. There are thousands of official tombs far and near, and there are six generations of palaces with grass and millet.
The stone swallow blows in the clouds and rains, and the finless porpoise blows in the waves and returns to the wind at night. Once the hero is gone, all the luxury is gone, only the green mountains are like Luozhong.
Interpretation:
The melodious song "Flowers in the Backyard of Yushu" ended with the Chen Dynasty's national destiny; Sui soldiers gathered in Jingyang Palace, and the watchtower at the frontier fortress was empty. The pine and catalpa trees in the cemetery cover the tombs of countless officials from past dynasties; tall and short green crops cover the ruined palaces of the Six Dynasties.
The stone swallows spread their wings and fluttered the clouds. It was raining for a while, and it was sunny for a while. The finless porpoises were pushing and chasing the waves in the river, and a cold wind blew deep in the night. The emperors of the past dynasties are gone forever, and the luxurious imperial life has disappeared; only the green mountains surrounding it are still the same as they were back then.
3. If the country is destroyed and the body is destroyed, what will happen now? Only Li Sao is left in the world.
From "He Dragon Boat Festival" written by Zhang Lei in the Song Dynasty
The race is deeply saddened by the injustice of thousands of years, but the loyal soul can be restored once it is gone.
What will happen now if the country is destroyed and the body is destroyed? Only Lisao is left in the world.
Interpretation:
The dragon boat race is to mourn Qu Yuan's soul that has been wronged for thousands of years, but the loyal soul will never return. What else is there now after Guo Po’s death? Only the eternal song of Li Sao is left in the world!
4. The big tree without branches faces the north wind, and weeps for heroes after ten years of regret.
From "The Tomb of King Diaoyue" by Gao Qi of the Ming Dynasty
The big tree has no branches and faces the north wind, and weeps for the hero after ten years of regret. The commander's edict has come to the three palaces, but the letter from Shelu still mentions the two palaces.
Every time I remember who asked for the sword from above, I sigh that the bow is hidden in the high temple. Looking back at Qixia Ridge today, I can’t see the white dew on all the tombs.
Interpretation:
The big tree next to the tomb was moved by it. Its branches swayed in the wind and pointed southward. Thinking of the painful past, I felt infinite sadness and anger. The imperial court had given Yue Fei the order to ban the army, but Han Shizhong still wrote a letter to denounce the army and express his determination to recover. Zhu Yun asked Shang Shang to eradicate the traitorous ministers, but the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was ungrateful and framed him for the murder of loyal ministers. Looking back to the north in front of the tomb, there is only a vast expanse of white dew, but no tombs of the emperors of the Song Dynasty in the distance.
5. The bright moon of the Qin Dynasty passed through the Han Dynasty, and the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned.
From "One of Two Poems on Going Out of the Fortress" by Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
The bright moon of the Qin Dynasty and the Pass of the Han Dynasty, the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned.
But the flying generals of Dragon City are here, and Huma is not taught to cross the Yin Mountain.
Interpretation:
It is still the bright moon and border gates of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but now many soldiers have gone thousands of miles away and never returned. If Dragon City's flying general Wei Qing was still here, he would definitely not let the enemy's iron hooves step through Yinshan.