Wang Zhihuan

Wang Zhihuan (688–742) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

Quotes

• 白日依山尽，
  黄河入海流。
  欲穷千里目，
  更上一层楼。
  • The sun along the mountain bows,
    the Yellow River seawards flows.
    You will enjoy a grander sight
    by climbing to a greater height.
  • "On the Stork Tower" (《登鹳雀楼》), trans. Yuanchong Xu

• 黄河远上白云间，
  一片孤城万仞山。
  羌笛何须怨杨柳，
  春风不度玉门关。
  • The yellow sand rises as high as white cloud;
    The lonely town is lost amid the mountains proud.
    Why should the Mongol flute complain no willows grow?
    Beyond the Jade Gate vernal wind will never blow!
  • "Out Of The Great Wall" (《出塞》), trans. Yuanchong Xu

References

• Song of the Immortals: An Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, trans. Yuanchong Xu (Beijing: New World Press, 1994), p. 54