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Climbing Stork Tower

登鹳雀楼 · Wang Zhihuan · 唐

Chinese · Pinyin · English
白bái日rì依yī山shān尽jìn

The sun sinks behind the mountains.

黄huáng河hé入rù海hǎi流liú

The Yellow River flows toward the sea.

欲yù穷qióng千qiān里lǐ目mù

To see far into the distance,

更gèng上shàng一yì层céng楼lóu

Climb one more floor of the tower.

Meaning

The sun sinks behind the mountains and the Yellow River flows into the distance. Climbing higher opens a farther view.

About the poet

Wang Zhihuan was a Tang poet. Climbing Stork Tower joins a wide landscape with the experience of looking farther.

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