Interpretation:
Since ancient times, the rolling cloud waves from the sky have surrounded the city, and the crisp autumn wind has blown away the crisp sound of horse hooves. The surging Yellow River still feels restricted when it flows into the flat and vast wilderness. The continuous Qinling Mountains, entering Tongguan (to the west), no longer know what flatness is.
Original poem:
"Tongguan" Modern and contemporary times: Tan Sitong
High clouds have gathered in this city since ancient times, and the autumn wind has scattered the sound of horse hooves.
The rivers and fields are still too narrow, and the mountains cannot be relieved when they enter Tongguan.
Extended information:
The Guan Tower at the east gate of Tongguan Old City. The corner of Qilin Mountain outside the east gate looks like a tiger squatting at the pass. The east gate tower faces the Yellow River to the north, the corner of Qilin Mountain, and the Yuanwanggou moat to the east. It is the only gate to enter the pass from the east. It is extremely dangerous and dangerous, with the tendency of "one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand men cannot open it". When entering the pass, walk up the steep slope outside the east gate and look up at the gate tower and the majestic Qilin Mountain. It is like a coveting tiger guarding the east gate of Shaanxi. It is famous for its majesty and danger.
In the autumn of 1882 AD, seventeen-year-old Tan Sitong was on his way from his hometown in Hunan to his father's post in Gansu. He passed through Tongguan, Shaanxi, where he enjoyed a magnificent view of the mountains and rivers of the northern country. This heroic young man rode a horse up the Tongguan Ancient Road in the middle of the mountain, and rode on the mountains and rivers. He let the crisp sound of horse hooves be blown away by the hunting west wind and flew away into the rolling clouds and waves.
Ah, clouds, clouds, rolling clouds in all directions. Probably from ancient times to the present, this majestic pass has been surrounded by white clouds, and it has never been freed, right? The great spectacle is still there. Higher and further. Tongguan is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces, bordering the peaks of Huashan Mountain to the south and the plains of western Henan to the east.
The poet immediately rushed to the city gate and saw the Yellow River roaring from the plateau canyon in the north. It suddenly turned around at the foot of the cliff and ran towards the flat and vast wilderness. However, the momentum did not ease, as if the river bed was still too tight. ; And the continuous mountain peaks are not very eye-catching in Guandong. As soon as you enter Tongguan, they rise suddenly and tower into the sky. Each one competes with each other for fear of appearing mediocre!?
Of course, the so-called The river "still feels uneasy" and the mountains "cannot be solved" are all the psychological reactions caused by the majestic momentum of the Yellow River and Huashan Mountain on the poet, reflecting the heroic and unrestrained passion of this young poet and his desire to break through feudal shackles and pursue ideas. The desire for liberation, and this desire and this passion were completely in tune with the social trend of change and strengthening that was rising in China at that time.
The late nineteenth century was an era of unprecedented serious national crisis in the history of our country, and it was also an era of unprecedentedly high national spirit. Through this landscape quatrain full of romantic spirit by the young Tan Sitong, we seem to hear the footsteps of a rapidly approaching new era.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Tongguan (poem written by Tan Sitong)