Tang poems 唐诗 >> 登鹳雀楼
王之涣 (Wang Zhihuan) 唐朝 Tang Dynasty
Bái rì yī shān jìn,
huánghé rù hǎi liú.
白日依山尽,
黄河入海流。
Yù qióng qiānlǐ mù,
gèng shàng yī céng lóu.
欲穷千里目,
更上一层楼。
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王之涣：Wang Zhihuan (688–742) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty's Kaiyuan era.
- 登鹳雀楼：On the Guanque Tower
- 白日：the bright sun
- 依：near to
- 山：mountain
- 尽：finished
- 黄河：Yellow River
- 入海：into the sea
- 流：flow
- 欲：wish; want; desire
- 穷：thoroughly
- 千里：thousand miles
- 更：further
- 上：go up
- 一层楼：one floor
The sun settles slowly behind mountains, and the Yellow River flows towards sea.
To have a grander and further vision, climb one floor higher.