The poem
On the Stork Tower (登鹳雀楼, Dēng Guàn Què Lóu) by Wang Zhihuan (王之涣).
白日依山尽bái rì yī shān jìnThe white sun sinks behind the mountains,
黄河入海流huáng hé rù hǎi liúThe Yellow River flows into the sea.
欲穷千里目yù qióng qiān lǐ mùIf you want to see a thousand miles further,
更上一层楼gèng shàng yì céng lóuClimb up one more floor.
What it means
The poet stands on a tower by the Yellow River at sunset. The last two lines became a saying: to see further, go one level higher. Parents still use it to encourage children to keep improving.
Characters to know
- 日 rì: sun
- 山 shān: mountain
- 河 hé: river
- 海 hǎi: sea
How to practise it
Read the poem aloud together first, then write one line a day using the line buttons above the worksheet. By the end of the week your child can write the whole poem and knows what each line means. When it feels easy, set tracing to 0 and write it from memory.
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