The peaks are like gathering, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road.
Looking at the western capital, I hesitated.
Sad Qin and Han dynasties, ten thousand palaces have been made of earth.
Xing, the people suffer; Death, people suffer!
This poem is a Sanqu by Zhang, a writer in Yuan Dynasty. This is what he did when he went to Shaanxi for disaster relief through Tongguan. Looking back, this song, from the rise and fall of dynasties to the sufferings of the people, points out the opposition between feudal rule and the people, and shows the author's thinking about history and sympathy for the people.
Shanpo Sheep: The name of Qupai is the format of this Sanqu; "Tongguan Nostalgia" is the title.
Gathering of mountains and peaks: describe gathering of mountains and peaks. Gather: gather; besiege
Waves like anger: describe the Yellow River as choppy. Anger: refers to rough waves.
West Capital: refers to Chang 'an (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi). This refers to the capital city built near Chang 'an since Qin and Han Dynasties. The Qin and Western Han Dynasties set Chang 'an as their capital, and the Eastern Han Dynasty set Luoyang as its capital, so Luoyang was called the eastern capital and Chang 'an was the western capital.
Hesitation: Hesitation, vacillation and concentration. The ups and downs of the ideological trend described here are deeply lost in thought, indicating that the heart is not calm.