Two poems about Liangzhou, one of them
Author Wang Zhihuan, Tang Dynasty
Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass.
Translation Notes
Looking as far as the eye can see, the Yellow River is getting farther and farther away, as if it is running among the white clouds. Just in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, among the tens of thousands of mountains, an isolated city stands at Yumen Pass. There, it seemed lonely and lonely.
Why use the Qiang flute to play the sad willow song to complain that the spring is not coming? It turns out that the spring breeze cannot blow in the Yumenguan area!