Original text:
Stork tower
Wang Zhihuan? Tang dynasty
The sun sets slowly near the western hills, and the Yellow River flows into the East China Sea.
By going up one flight of stairs, look further.
Translation:
Standing on the tall building, I saw the sunset slowly sinking next to the mountains, and the surging Yellow River rushed to the sea.
If you want to see the scenery thousands of miles away, you have to climb to a higher level.
Precautions:
Guque Building: The former site is in yongji city, Shanxi, with Zhongtiao Mountain in front and the Yellow River in the bottom. Legend has it that storks often inhabit here, hence the name.
Day: the sun.
Yi: Depend.
Do: disappear. The sun sets near the mountains.
Desire: the desire to obtain something or achieve a certain purpose, but it also refers to hope and want.
Poverty: fishing with exhausted resources, and doing it to the extreme.
Qianli: Broad vision.
More: Come again.
This poem was said by Japanese monk Konghai in "The Chamber of Secrets of Wen Jing". Some people say that poetry should not be reasonable. This should only mean that poetry should not be blunt, boring and abstract, not that philosophy cannot be revealed and promoted in poetry. Just like this poem, it perfectly dissolves truth, scenery and events, making readers feel comfortable instead of reasoning. This is a mode to express the philosophy of life through thinking in images according to the characteristics of poetry.
The poem seems to write the process of climbing stairs straightforwardly, but it has far-reaching implications and is intriguing. Here is the poet's enterprising spirit, forward-looking mind, and also the philosophy of standing high and looking far.