The ancient poems about the Yellow River are as follows:
1. Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
Translation: The Yellow River seems to be rushing from the white clouds, and Yumen Pass stands alone in the mountains.
When the poet first arrived in Liangzhou, he faced the vast scene of the Yellow River and the border town, and listened to the song "Breaking Willows". He was inspired to write this song, which expresses the soldiers guarding the border who miss their hometown. Poetry.
The first two lines of the poem describe the vast and magnificent scenery of the northwest frontier. The first sentence captures the special feeling of looking at the Yellow River from bottom (upstream) to upstream (upstream), from near to far, and depicts a moving picture of "the Yellow River is far up among the white clouds": the turbulent Yellow River is like a ribbon flying up. cloud.
2. If you don’t see it, the water of the Yellow River will come up from the sky and rush to the sea never to return.
Translation: Can’t you see that the water of the Yellow River rushes from the sky, and the waves roll straight to the East China Sea, never to come back again.
The Nine-Meander Yellow River originates from the steep mountains, seems to fall from the sky, roars and flows towards the East China Sea, never to return. The poet borrowed the water of the Yellow River to flow eastward and never returned, lamenting that life is fleeting and years are hard to come back. The sentences are grand and the realm is majestic. The majesty of the Yellow River is perfectly expressed in the poet's writing, which is breathtaking.
3. If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
Translation: If you want to cross the Yellow River, ice and snow have blocked the river; if you want to climb Taihang, the mountains have been blocked by the heavy wind and snow.
Appreciation: The first four sentences of the poem describe that when Li Bai was "gifted with gold and released", his friends set up a feast to farewell him. Li Bai was fond of drinking. If he were in normal times, because of the fine wines and delicacies and the hospitality of his friends, he would definitely drink "three hundred glasses in one drink." However, this time he put down his cup and chopsticks and had no intention of eating. He left his seat, pulled out his sword, and looked around, feeling confused. The four consecutive movements of stopping, throwing, pulling out and looking vividly show the inner depression and emotional excitement and changes.
"If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the Taihang Mountains covered with snow." It closely follows the words "Heart is at a loss", and it says "It is difficult to travel" on the front. The poet uses "ice-clogging rivers" and "snow-covered mountains" to symbolize the difficulties and obstacles on the road of life, which has a metaphorical meaning. A man with great political ambitions was ordered to go to Beijing and had the good fortune to be close to the emperor.