Ancient poems describing water towns in the south of the Yangtze River
When the sun rises, the flowers on the river are as red as fire, and when spring comes, the river is as green as blue. ——Bai Juyi "Remembering Jiangnan·Jiangnan is Good"
Everyone says Jiangnan is good, but tourists only like Jiangnan. ——Wei Zhuang's "Bodhisattva Barbarian·Everyone says Jiangnan is good"
Life is only suitable for death in Yangzhou, Zen wisdom mountain light and good tomb field. ——Zhang Hu's "A Long Journey to Huainan"
Reporting the return of my husband, apricot blossoms and spring rains in the south of the Yangtze River. ——Yu Ji's "The Wind Enters the Pine· Send to Ke Jingzhong"
Smile before arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, facing Junshan from the Yueyang Tower. ——Huang Tingjian "Climb the Yueyang Tower and Look at Junshan Mountain in the Rain"
On a moonlit night at the Twenty-Four Bridge, where can a beautiful lady teach me how to play the flute? ——Du Mu's "Send to Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou"
Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees were in front of the diseased trees. ——Liu Yuxi "Rewarding Lotte and Seeing Gifts at the First Banquet in Yangzhou"
The spring breeze is ten miles away on Yangzhou Road, and it is better to roll up the bead curtain. ——Du Mu's "Farewell"
Having dreamed of Yangzhou for ten years has won the reputation of a brothel. ——Du Mu's "Reminiscences"
The green mountains are faint and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered since autumn. ——Du Mu's "A Letter to Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou"
My old friend bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and fireworks descended on Yangzhou in March. ——Li Bai's "Yellow Crane Tower Sends Meng Haoran to Guangling"
One part of the world is a bright moonlit night, and the other part is Yangzhou. ——Xu Ning's "Remembering Yangzhou"
The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui has been abandoned for twenty-three years. ——Liu Yuxi "Rewarding Lotte and Seeing Gifts at the First Banquet in Yangzhou"
The spring breeze has passed for ten miles, and all the shepherds and wheat are green. ——Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow·Huaizuo Famous Capital"
Reciting the red medicine beside the bridge, you will know who you are born for every year. ——Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow·Huaizuo Famous Capital"
Today I listen to a song of Junge, and for the time being, a glass of wine will keep my spirits up. ——Liu Yuxi "Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou"
Ji Zizheng was young and had a horse with black mink fur. ——Xin Qiji's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Zhou Ci Yangzhou Harmony"
Despite Cardamom's lyrical skills, the dream of a brothel is good, but it is difficult to express deep feelings. ——Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow·The Famous Capital of Huaizuo"
Forty-three years, I still remember the beacon fire on Yangzhou Road. ——Xin Qiji's "Yongyu Le·Nostalgia for the Past in Beigu Pavilion, Jingkou"
The snow is falling at night, and the shepherd's purse and wheat are in sight. ——Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow·Huaizuo Famous Capital"
The steps are covered with moss, so the white bird stays late. ——Du Mu's "Inscription on Zenzhi Temple in Yangzhou"
The setting sun rises from the dust, and the horsemen hunt in the clear autumn. ——Xin Qiji's "Shui Diao Ge Tou·Zhou Ci Yangzhou and Ren Yun"
Who would have known that Zhuxi Road, Ge Chui is Yangzhou. ——Du Mu's "Inscription on Zenzhi Temple in Yangzhou"
After the rain, the cicadas made a noise, and the pines and osmanthus fluttered in the autumn. ——Du Mu's "Inscription on Yangzhou Zenzhi Temple"
Du Lang's handsome reward is so important now that I am shocked. ——Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slow·Huaizuo Famous Capital"
But Pinglan is speechless, and the fireworks in March make spring sad. ——Zheng Jueqi's "Yangzhou Slow·Qionghua"
The official plum blossoms in the East Pavilion are stirring poetry, but how can they be left behind in Yangzhou. ——Du Fu "Going to the East Pavilion of Shuzhou with Pei Didi to see off guests and reminisce about the early plum blossoms."
Thousands of lights in the night market illuminate the blue clouds, and there are many customers with red sleeves in the high-rise buildings. ——Wang Jian's "Looking at Yangzhou City at Night"
I would like to ask my friends from the south of the Yangtze River, who is as drunk as me in Yangzhou. ——Su Shi's "Jiangchengzi"
I asked the snowy branches on the Wushuang Pavilion when I would visit again. ——Zheng Jueqi's "Yangzhou Slow·Qionghua"
A dream on Yangzhou Road in ten years. ——Zhang Yuanqian's "Congratulations to the Bridegroom and to the Prime Minister Li Boji"
You should know that the flowers have fallen early, so they are waiting for the coming of spring. ——He Xun's "Ode to Early Plum Blossoms/?Plum Blossoms in Bloom in Facao, Yangzhou"
Deep trees grow in the evening mist, and the setting sun descends from the small building.
——Du Mu's "Inscription on Yangzhou Zenzhi Temple"