The Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastwards to this point. ——Li Bai's "Looking at Tianmen Mountain"
The endless falling trees are rustling, and the endless Yangtze River is rolling in. ——Du Fu's "Climbing High"
The stars hang down over the vast plains, and the moon surges into the great river. ——Du Fu's "Traveling at Night to Express My Feelings"
The waves in the east of the Yangtze River are full of romantic figures. ——Su Shi's "Niannujiao·Chibi Nostalgia"
The long waves are rushing like waves, and the mountains are like being cut. ——Bai Juyi "Written with Impressions from the Shu River to the Mouth of Dongting Lake"
I want to send two lines to welcome your tears, but the Yangtze River refuses to flow westward. ——Bai Juyi's "De Xing Jian Shu I heard that I want to go down to the gorge and send it to this first"
The long waves are rushing like water, and the mountains are like being cut. ——Bai Juyi "From the Shu River to the mouth of Dongting Lake, written with feelings"
The Yangtze River is thousands of miles away, and the mist and fresh water are vast and the clouds are vast. ——Li Gang's "Six Unit Orders"
The huge sea is quiet on one side, and the Yangtze River is clear for thousands of miles. ——Li Bai's "Gift to the King of Shengzhou to Envoys and Loyal Ministers"
The Badong Three Gorges Wu Gorge is long, and the apes cry three times and shed tears on their clothes. ——Cao Xun's "Continuation of the Badong Three Gorges Song"
I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day and never see you, and drink the water of the Yangtze River.
——Li Zhiyi's "Divination"