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五言絕句 王之渙 登鸛雀樓

白日依山盡, 黃河入海流。
欲窮千里目, 更上一層樓。

Five-character-quatrain
Wang Zhihuan AT HERON LODGE

Mountains cover the white sun,
And oceans drain the golden river;
But you widen your view three hundred miles
By going up one flight of stairs.