Meeting an envoy to Beijing
Tang Dynasty: Cen Shen
The road to the east of my hometown is long, and my sleeves are full of tears.
We will meet soon without pen and paper, and I will rely on you to send messages of peace.
Translation:
Looking east to my hometown, the journey is far and long, and hot tears wet my sleeves and continue to flow.
I don’t have paper or pen when I meet you on the horse. Please tell my family that I am safe and sound.
2. Two Qiongbian Ci poems
Tang Dynasty: Yao He
General Qianzhou was built as a town in ancient times, and the water is greasy and the mountains are soft during the Spring Festival.
In the clear night, silk tubes are scattered all over the city, and pedestrians don’t believe that they are just side effects.
With sharp arrows and bows, the troops in the four towns were mobilized, and the Tibetan people did not dare to go near the east.
Nothing happened for thousands of miles along the edge, except for the peaceful fire entering the city.
Translation
The general is guarding the remote ancient city of Qizhou, with refreshing water, green mountains, and soft spring light.
The night air was clear and the singing and dancing all over the city had just dispersed. Passers-by could not believe that this was the end of the border town.
The soldiers from the four towns in the Western Region adjusted their bows and tried their arrows, but the Tibetan people did not dare to approach the east and invade.
Thousands of miles of border defense lines are all safe and sound, and the beacon fire of peace is spreading to the capital one stop at a time.
3. Jingxi
Tang Dynasty: Du Xunhe
People are cautious about the dangerous rocks in Jingxi, and never hear of anyone overturning them all year round.
But it is a place where there are no rocks in the level water, and it is often said that there is sinking.
Translation:
The rocks in Jingxi River are very dangerous and the waves are strong. People are very careful when passing by, so you will never hear of someone accidentally falling into it and drowning all year round. information.
In places where the water flow is slow and there are no rocks, we often hear news of people drowning.