Chinese poems · 王之涣 Wang Zhihuan · Tang dynasty
登鹳雀楼 On the Stork Tower
The sun sinking behind the mountains, the Yellow River running to the sea, and the line every Chinese student quotes about going one floor higher to see further.
白日依山尽，
The white sun sets behind the mountains;
黄河入海流。
the Yellow River flows into the sea.
欲穷千里目，
To see a thousand miles further,
更上一层楼。
climb one more floor.
What does 登鹳雀楼 mean?
登鹳雀楼 is “On the Stork Tower”. The sun sinking behind the mountains, the Yellow River running to the sea, and the line every Chinese student quotes about going one floor higher to see further.
What is the pinyin of 登鹳雀楼?
bái rì yī shān jìn / huáng hé rù hǎi liú / yù qióng qiān lǐ mù / gèng shàng yī céng lóu.
Who wrote 登鹳雀楼?
Wang Zhihuan (王之涣), a poet of the Tang dynasty.
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