![]() ![]() ![]() You can enjoy a grander sight, By climbing to a greater height. The sun beyond the mountains glows The Yellow River seawards flows. Yù qióng qiānlǐ mù, gèng shàng yī céng lóu On the Guanque (Stork) Tower - By Wang Zhihuan (688-742) Trying to capture the river’s domineering and soul stirring power, Li Bai wrote, “Do you not see the Yellow River come from the sky, rushing into the sea and ne’er come back?” Wang Zhihuan wrote “Where a yellow river climbs to the white clouds, near the one city-wall among ten-thousand foot Mountains.” “The sun beyond the mountains glows The Yellow River seawards flows.” He also wrote another poem about the loftiness and majesty of the Yellow River.ġ. The Yellow River has been a key image in Chinese poetry throughout history. They endured together the thorns and vicissitudes of life. The Chinese nation moves forward with the river through endless disputes and shared experiences. The river, and its connection with the people, has been well documented in literature, and poems and songs have expressed strong feelings about the Yellow River, encompassing every emotion from endless love to hate. ![]() It is the mother river that has been nourishing not only the people living in the north, but all of Chinese civilization for thousands of years. The galloping Yellow River runs more than 5,464 kilometers and crosses nine provinces in the country. ![]()
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