Background:
This poem was written in the first year of Wu Zetian's longevity (696). Chen Ziang is a scholar with political knowledge and talent. The poet suffered setbacks one after another and his ambition to serve the country was shattered. So, he boarded Jibei Tower and wrote poems such as Youzhou Tower and Qiu Ji's Seven Visits to Ancient Times for Lu Jushi's Tibetan Use.
Chen Ziang (AD 659 ~ 700), born in Shehong, Zizhou (now Shehong County, Suining City, Sichuan Province), was a poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the innovative figures in the early Tang Dynasty. Before taking office, the right gleaned, and later generations called it Chen gleaned.
There are more than *** 100 poems, and their poems are magnificent and profound. Among them, there are 38 poems, including 7 Poems of Youzhou Tower and the Banquet Map of the North Tower of Denzezhou.
Extended data
Youzhou Tower.
No one can see the ancient wisdom of the ancient king, only those wise men who can't see the afterlife can see it.
Only the boundless universe, boundless, can't stop the tears full of sadness.
Vernacular translation:
You can't see the ancient sages moving forward, and you can't see the wise masters today.
I feel sad at the thought of boundless heaven and earth, and cry alone.
The short poem "Youzhou Tower" profoundly shows the poet's incompetence, loneliness and boredom. The language is vigorous and powerful, full of appeal, and has become a famous article that has been passed down all the time.
Baidu Encyclopedia: Youzhou Tower