Meaning: When the Qiantang River tide comes in, it looks like a tall silver-white city wall, and the white river tide curves like a white jade belt across the middle of the river.
From: "Observing the Tide in Zhejiang"
Author: Yang Wanli
Original text: The silver from the sea is Guo, and the jade from the river is tied around the waist. Wu Nong only speaks cunningly, and even when he is old he will follow the trends.
Vernacular translation: When the tide comes in, the Qiantang River is like a shining silver city wall, and like a white belt tied around the Qiantang River. Fu Wu’s soft words only said that this is a game project, but I ended up being able to watch the trend year after year.
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Yang Wanli (October 29, 1127 - June 15, 1206), named Tingxiu and Chengzhai. Han nationality Jiangyou ethnic group. A native of Jishui, Jizhou (now Kuantang Village, Huangqiao Town, Jishui County, Jiangxi Province). Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, a famous literary maker and patriotic poet. Together with Lu You, You Miao and Fan Chengda, he was known as the "Four Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty" (also known as the "Four Great Poets of the Zhongxing Dynasty"). Because Song Guangzong once wrote the word "Chengzhai" to him personally, scholars called him "Mr. Chengzhai".
Yang Wanli composed more than 20,000 poems in his lifetime, and has 4,200 poems handed down from generation to generation. He is known as the master of poetry of his generation. He created the "Chengzhai style" with simple, clear, fresh and natural language and full of humor. Most of Yang Wanli's poems describe natural scenery, and he is famous for this. He also has many works that reflect the sufferings of the people and express patriotic feelings. He is the author of "Chengzhai Collection" and so on.