1. The candle shadow on the mica screen is deep, and the long river is gradually setting and the stars are sinking. Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and her heart will be filled with blue sea and blue sky every night.

From: "Chang'e" by Li Shangyin in the Tang Dynasty.

Translation: The candle shadow on the mica screen is dim, the Milky Way is gradually slanting and the morning stars are disappearing and sinking. Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir of immortality, and now she is lonely in the sky facing the blue sea and sky every night.

2. Jingwei holds a small tree and will fill the sea. Xingtian dances with relatives, and the strong will is always there.

From: "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas·Part 10" by Tao Yuanming in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Translation: Jingwei holds a tiny piece of wood in his mouth and wants to use it to fill up the sea. Xing Tian wields his shield and axe, and his resolute fighting spirit is always present.

3. The sky is as cold as water at night, and I lie down and look at the L star of the Morning Glory and the Vega.

From: "Autumn Eve" by Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty.

Translation: The stone steps are as cool as cold water at night. Sit quietly and gaze at the Cowherd and Vega stars on both sides of the Milky Way.

4. Where Nuwa refines stones to mend the sky, the stones break the sky and make Qiu Yu startle.

From: "Li Ping Konghou Yin" by Li He in the Tang Dynasty.

Translation: The high-pitched music soared into the sky, reaching the sky that was patched up by Nuwa's refining stones; it was like the colorful stones patching the sky were broken, making the autumn rain fall all over the sky.

5. A general with an inch of body, holding a tree in his mouth forever? I wish to bring peace to the East China Sea, and my body and mind will not change.

From: "Jingwei: Everything Is Unfair" by Gu Yanwu in the Ming Dynasty.

Translation: If you only rely on your inch-long body, how long will it take to fill the sea with wood in your mouth? I am willing to fill up the East China Sea, and I will never regret it even if my body sinks into the center of the sea.