Famous lines from poems about the Three Gorges:

1. In the words of the White Emperor, among the colorful clouds, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day. The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains. ——Li Bai's "Early Departure from Baidi City"

Translation: In the early morning, when the sky is full of morning glow, I am about to embark on my return journey. Looking up from the river, you can see Baidi City surrounded by colorful clouds, as if it were among the clouds. The scenery is gorgeous! Jiangling, which is thousands of miles away, has been reached in one day. The cries of apes on both sides of the strait echoed endlessly. While the cries of the apes still echo in my ears, the brisk boat has sailed past the endless mountains.

2. There are Wanren Mountains above and thousands of feet of water below. Between the two cliffs, there is a wide gorge with a reed. ——Bai Juyi's "Reflections on Entering and Entering the Gorge"

Translation: There are mountains tens of thousands of feet high above, and water thousands of feet deep below. Between the two vast cliffs, the gorge is only wide enough for a small boat to pass.

3. The Badong Three Gorges and the Wu Gorge are long, and the ape cries three times and sheds tears on its clothes. ——Li Daoyuan's "Three Gorges"

Translation: Among the Three Gorges in Badong, Wu Gorge is the longest. The three chirpings of the apes are so desolate that it makes people's clothes full of tears.

4. Nine peaks can be seen in the Twelve Wu Mountains, and the bow of the boat is full of colorful green in the autumn sky. Morning clouds, dusk rain, and empty words; all night long, the ape cries and the moon shines brightly. ——Lu You Shi

Translation: The river valleys are deep and long, the peaks are abrupt, the river is twisting and turning, and the boat is full of poetry and painting, which is breathtaking.

5. The great river eastward has been swept away by waves, and there are romantic figures throughout the ages. ——Su Shi's "Reminiscence of the Ancients"

Translation: The water of the river is rolling and flowing eastward, sweeping away all the romantic figures of the ages. Heroes of the ages.