登鹳雀楼 · On the Stork Tower — 王之涣 (Tang Dynasty)

白日依山尽

bái rì yī shān jìn

黄河入海流

huáng hé rù hǎi liú

欲穷千里目

yù qióng qiān lǐ mù

更上一层楼

gèng shàng yī céng lóu

English translation

The white sun sinks behind the mountains, / the Yellow River flows into the sea. / To see a thousand miles further, / climb one more storey.

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