Gǔchéng de fèixū shàng yěcǎo qīqī, shífēn huāngliáng.
Weeds grow thick over the ruins of the ancient city; it is utterly desolate.
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culture
Best known from Cui Hao’s poem 黄鹤楼: 晴川历历汉阳树,芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲 ‘across the sunlit river the trees of Hanyang stand clear, and fragrant grass grows lush on Parrot Isle’.