The first two lines of the poem have a strong folk song flavor, and the scenery and words are like a couplet; the last two lines are neatly contrasted, the music is harmonious, and the literary talent is high. In particular, the author's unique tailoring is even more evocative. The poet organically combines the narrow sense of nostalgia for missing relatives with the broad sense of nostalgia for the common people in the world, making the charm and character of this poem reach the highest peak of similar poems.

The poet's style and temperament also emerge on the page as the poem unfolds: he is talented, like a clear river flowing eastward, endlessly flowing; he is informal, like a luxuriant and majestic grass. There is no decadence of narcissism or self-interest, and the expression of nostalgia is equally magnificent and heroic.

Original text:

Yellow Crane Tower

Author: Cui Hao

Dynasty: Tang

The past is gone Take a ride on the Yellow Crane. There is an empty Yellow Crane Tower here. The yellow crane is gone and never returns, and the white clouds remain empty for thousands of years.

Qingchuan is surrounded by Hanyang trees and luxuriant grasses in Parrot Island. Where is the Rimu Township Pass? The smoke on the Yanbo River makes people sad.

Translation:

The immortals of the past have flown away on the Yellow Crane, leaving only an empty Yellow Crane Tower. The Yellow Crane never came back. For thousands of years, only the long white clouds and the trees in Hanyang under the sunlight were clearly visible. Parrot Island was covered with green grass. It's getting late, looking into the distance, where is my hometown? All I could see in front of me was a mist covering the river, bringing me a deep sense of melancholy.

Extended information:

Creative background of "Yellow Crane Tower":

"Yellow Crane Tower" is the work of Cui Hao during his grand tour to Sichuan. In the fifteenth year of the Kaiyuan reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Hao returned from his eastward journey and arrived in Anlu, Hubei Province. He was twenty-seven years old. He lived in Anlu for ten years, but most of the time he met friends with poetry and wine, and traveled abroad. In his own words, he "lost himself in Anlu for ten years."

Cui Hao is a poet who loves nature and makes friends. He "liked to travel to famous mountains all his life" and spent his life wandering and wandering. His footprints were all over the Central Plains and left behind many songs. A piece of natural beauty that celebrates friendship.

This poem is a masterpiece of nostalgia for the past and hometown. The poet climbed to the Yellow Crane Tower, a historic site, and scanned the scenery before his eyes. He became emotional at the scene, and his poems were inspired by the poems, which he blurted out and spread thousands of miles away. It is both natural and majestic, and full of character.

Although the poem has no rhythm, its syllables are clear and not difficult to pronounce. It was done effortlessly and in one go, and has become a treasure that has been admired by all ages. Legend has it that Li Bai climbed this building and was greatly impressed by this poem when he saw it.

"There is a view in front of me but I can't find a way to do it. Cui Hao wrote a poem on it." Yan Canglang also said that the seven-character rhymed poems of the Tang Dynasty should be the first. This shows that poetry is precious and natural, even metrical poems are all like this.

About the author:

Cui Hao, a native of Bianzhou, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. In the 11th year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign of the Tang Dynasty, he became a Jinshi and became the Prime Minister of Taipusi Temple. He has an upright nature and quick thinking. His works are passionate, bold and magnificent. He is the author of "The Collection of Cui Hao".

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