Appreciation of Poetry at Yumen Pass

Random Thoughts on Yumen Pass

Mohai Chunqiu

The vast Gobi Desert and the Yumen Pass, with broken walls and ruins, tell of the past.

Visitors come here all year round to take photos and smile.

Listening to the Flute on the Frontier

Gao Shi

The snow has cleared and the herdsmen are returning from the Hu sky; the moon is bright and the Qiang flutes are playing in the guard tower.

May I ask where the plum blossoms fall? The wind blows them all over the mountains all night long.

Xi Wenjie

 Song Yang Shi

The general has just held the imperial flag and is in full swing, and the purple barriers are floating in the clouds like leopard tail squadron.

Don’t look back at the border town with white hair, as your horse’s hooves have not yet left Yumen Pass.