"Looking to the South of the Yangtze River" - Song Dynasty·Tao Mingshu
On an autumn night, the shadow of the moon is on the railing. Guests sleep on pillows and dream of returning to Yansai, which is cold, and the sound of horns blows through the cold night. Speechless green eyebrows gather. It's getting late, let's drink and shed tears first. Thousands of miles north of the Great Wall and south of the Yangtze River, it is easy for others to see you but difficult for you. Where is Chang'an?
This poem is written by the author who is far away in the north of the Great Wall and south of the Yangtze River. In the late night of autumn, the moon is on the railing. In his dream, he feels like he is in Yansai. It is extremely cold. Listening to the sound of the horn makes people feel chills. It makes people frown and speechless. It's getting late, I drink wine to relieve my sorrow, and my eyes are full of tears.
It’s easy to say goodbye to you in this far north and south of the Yangtze River, but how difficult it is to see you again. I don’t know when I will be able to return to the faraway city of Chang’an! The whole poem reflects the desolate feeling in the author's heart. He was drinking alone late at night, crying, and how much he wanted to return to his hometown and meet his old friends. This wish was so extravagant!