Tang Yun唐韵

No. 47 · Five-character quatrain

登鹳雀楼

Climbing Stork Tower

Dēng Guànquè Lóu

by Wang Zhihuan 王之涣 · 688 – 742

  • Rivers
  • Ambition
  • Mountains
白日依山尽The white sun sinks behind the mountains;
黄河入海流the Yellow River flows on into the sea.
欲穷千里目If you would take in a thousand li,
更上一层楼climb one more storey.