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[Chinese poems](https://mandarinthewild.com/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.

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bái白rì日yī依shān山jìn尽，

The white sun sets behind the mountains;

huáng黄hé河rù入hǎi海liú流。

the Yellow River flows into the sea.

yù欲qióng穷qiān千lǐ里mù目，

To see a thousand miles further,

gèng更shàng上yī一céng层lóu楼。

climb one more floor.

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## 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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