Opening of
崔颢《
黄鹤楼》(Cui Hao, Tang):
昔人已乘黄鹤去，
此地空余黄鹤楼。
黄鹤一去不复返，
白云千载空悠悠 (The one of old has ridden the yellow crane away; this place is left with only the Yellow Crane Tower. The yellow crane, once gone, returns no more; white clouds for a thousand years drift on in vain). Legend says an immortal rode a yellow crane from the tower. The poem is so beloved that Li Bai, visiting later, famously declined to write, saying
眼前有景道不得，
崔颢题诗在上头 (There's a scene before my eyes I cannot describe — Cui Hao has written the poem above).
