I want to send two lines of tears to welcome you. The Yangtze River refuses to flow westward. What does that mean?

I want to give you the tears I shed in the direction of looking at you in the past two lines, but the Yangtze River, where I have no choice but to go, refuses to take it west.

From Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty, I want to send it to Xiaxia first. This poem describes the scenery of the Yangtze River and shows the author's sadness of running away from home.

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Chaolai also got a letter from Dongchuan, asking for Zizhou, which was sent in early spring.

Jiujiang's books and newspapers are delighted to hear it, but they are worried about crossing the Three Gorges.

Xiaoxiang foggy rice, pre-earthquake wave anchor boat.

I want to send two lines of tears to welcome you, but the Yangtze River refuses to flow west.