1. There is a tall building in the northwest, and the top is even with the floating clouds. ——"There is a tall building in the northwest" (Han Dynasty: Anonymous)
Translation: There is a tall building in the northwest standing in front of you, majestic and towering, as high as the floating clouds.
2. Two hundred yellow tangerines are planted by hand, and new leaves are everywhere in the city in spring. ——"Planting Orange Trees in the Northwest Corner of Liuzhou City" (Tang Dynasty: Liu Zongyuan)
Translation: I personally planted two hundred yellow citrus trees. When spring comes, the branches and leaves will be green, and the northwest corner of the city will be green.
3. The wild horses and Chinese grass are in the wind, and the genius frowns at the Central Plains. ——"Climbing Xie Andun in the northwest of Jinling Ye City" (Tang Dynasty: Li Bai)
Translation: The horses of the Hu people galloped on the Han land, and Fu Jian led the army of the former Qin to threaten the Central Plains.
4. It doesn’t matter if you’re drunk and your chest is still open and your temples are slightly frosted! In the cloud of holding the knot, when will Feng Tang be sent? He can hold the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf. ——"Jiangchengzi·Hunting in Mizhou" (Song Dynasty: Su Shi)
Translation: I drink good wine, my mind is broad, and my courage is stronger. (Although) my temples are slightly white, (but) this What's the harm? When will the emperor send someone down, just like Emperor Wen of Han sent Feng Tang to Yunzhong to pardon Wei Shang's sins (who also trusted me)? I will try my best to draw the carved bow as full as the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the Xixia army.
5. How many passersby shed tears in the clear river water under Yugu Terrace? Looking northwest to Chang'an, one can see countless mountains. ——"Bodhisattva Man·Book on the Ostomy Wall of Jiangxi" (Song Dynasty: Xin Qiji)
Translation: The water of the Gan River under Yugu Terrace contains the tears of many passers-by. I looked up at Chang'an in the northwest, but unfortunately I could only see countless green mountains.
6. The white horse is decorated with golden restraints and gallops northwestward. May I ask who's son is You Bingyou Xia'er? ——"The White Horse" (Wei and Jin Dynasties: Cao Zhi)
Translation: Driving the white horse to the northwest, wearing golden harness. Someone asked him whose child he was, a good man from the frontier, a knight errant.
7. Looking to the northwest, where is the moon? To the southeast, you can see how full the moon is. ——"Looking at the Moon in Huanting on the Night of August 15th" (Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi)
Translation: How can you see where your hometown is when you look to the northwest? When you look to the southeast, you can see that the moon has become full again several times.
8. In the past, Emperor Gong fought with Zhuanxu to be the emperor. In anger, he touched the mountains of Buzhou, causing the pillars of heaven to break and the earth to remain intact. The sky tilts to the northwest, so the sun, moon and stars move away; the earth is not satisfied with the southeast, so the water and the dust return. ——"The Emperor's Angry Touched the Buzhou Mountain" (Unknown: Anonymous)
Translation: Once upon a time, the Emperor and Zhuanxu competed for the throne of the tribe's emperor, (the Emperor was defeated miserably in the battle) (The *** worker) angrily hit his head on Mount Buzhou, causing the pillars holding up the sky to break and the ropes holding the earth to break. (So) the sky tilted to the northwest, so the sun, moon, and stars moved to the northwest; the southeast corner of the earth collapsed, so the sediment and sediment in the rivers flowed toward the southeast corner. ?
9. Raise your head to see the floating clouds in the northwest, and you must have a long sword to rely on the sky thousands of miles away. People say that this place can be seen late at night, with the glory of bullfights. I feel that the mountains are high, the pond is empty and the water is cold, and the moon and stars are pale. The rhinoceros is about to burn and look down, but it is afraid when leaning on the railing. The wind and thunder are angry, and the fish and dragons are miserable. ——"Water Dragon Song·Crossing Nanjian Shuangxi Tower" (Song Dynasty: Xin Qiji)
Translation: Looking up at the floating clouds in the northwest, you need a long sword to control the thousands of miles of sky. People say that in this place, late at night, You can often see the light between the Bullfighting stars. I felt that the mountain was high, the water in the pool was cold, the moon was bright and the stars were dim. When I lit the rhinoceros horn and went down to the water to have a look, I was scared when I got close to the railing. The wind and thunder were furious, and the fish and dragons were ferocious.
10. The long autumn nights are long, and the strong north wind is cool. ——"Two Miscellaneous Poems" (Wei and Jin Dynasties: Cao Pi)
Translation: The long autumn night is so deep and long, and the strong north wind blows coolly.
11. Eight days after reaching Xishan Mountain, I searched for the northwest path of the mountain pass for 200 steps and found Cobalt Lake. Twenty-five steps to the west, when the rapids are turbulent and dredged, the weir beam is formed. There are hills above the beams with bamboo trees growing there. There are almost countless people whose rocks suddenly trembled in anger, carried the earth and came out, creating strange shapes. The ones that rush down in a row are like cattle and horses drinking in the stream; the ones that rush up in rows are like bears climbing up the mountain. ——"Records of the West Hills of Cobalt Lake" (Tang Dynasty: Liu Zongyuan)
Translation: On the eighth day after (I) found the Western Mountain, I walked two hundred steps northwest along the mountain pass and found another Cobalt lake. Twenty-five steps to the west of Cobalt Lake, there is a dam in the rapid and deep water flow. There is a hill on the top of the dam, with bamboo and trees growing on it. The rocks on the hillocks are bulging and towering, and there are almost countless rocks protruding out of the ground and competing for strange things. Those overlapping and falling stones are like cattle and horses drinking water in the stream; those towering and protruding stones that are like animal horns rushing upwards are like brown bears climbing on the mountain.
12. If fame and wealth last forever, the Han River should also flow northwest. ——"Yin on the River" (Tang Dynasty: Li Bai)
Translation: If fame and wealth could last forever, the Han River would probably flow back to the northwest.
13. The Chinese subtitles of Yi Tiao Jin Fu Ji. It's rare for a beautiful woman to take care of herself. Man, there is China in the northwest, don’t shed tears beside the West Bridge. ——"Jade House Spring·Xi Lin Tui" (Song Dynasty: Liu Kezhuang)
Translation: You should know that a wife's true love is easy to get, but a prostitute's mind is difficult to touch and guess.
China in the northwest has not been recovered yet. Men should have the heroic ambition to regain their homeland. Don't shed a few lines of manly tears easily for the sake of a confidant.
14. The wild geese head northwest, reporting to the end of the world because of books. ——"Thinking of Thousand Miles" (Tang Dynasty: Li Bai)
Translation: Hongyan flies to the northwest every year, letting them deliver letters to relatives far away.
15. Halfway up the sky, the beauty is overwhelming the south tower. Sitting alone on the edge of the table, why would you want to look at it quickly? Lang said that he swallowed the clouds and dreams in his chest, swallowed the remaining prisoners with his breath, and looked northwest to China. There is only one chance in a hundred years, but people hate you. ——"Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Inscribed on the Tunyun Tower in Ezhou by Li Jiyun, the Minister" (Song Dynasty: Dai Fushi)
Translation: The tall and gorgeous pavilion has been standing for a long time, and the beauty of the south tower cannot be compared with it. You sit alone in the pavilion and plan the border, not just to satisfy the pleasure of watching the scenery. Not to mention that your chest can accommodate Yunmeng's territory, your majesty swept all the remaining golden captives, looking towards the northwest to the fallen Central Plains. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right in front of us, but we can only lament that there are always endless regrets in human affairs.