Climbing White Stork Tower
王之涣
白日依山尽
黄河入海流
欲穷千里目
更上一层楼
bái rì yī shān jìn
huáng hé rù hǎi liú
yù qióng qiān lǐ mù
gèng shàng yī céng lóu
The white sun ends along the mountains; the Yellow River flows to the sea. To see a thousand miles farther, climb one more floor.
Grandeur, then a practical ethic: wider sight needs another step up.
白日依山尽，黄河入海流；欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。王之涣把志向写进登高——努力是升高，不是喧哗。春雨之后第四步：视野需要再上一层。今日：争论之前，多收集一层视角。
White sun sets behind mountains; Yellow River flows to the sea; to see a thousand li, climb one more tower. Wang Zhihuan compresses ambition into architecture—effort as elevation, not noise. Step four after spring rain: vision requires a deliberate step up. Famous couplet often quoted in classrooms and boardrooms; keep the humility: another floor, not the final truth. Today: before debating, gather one more perspective.
卡住时问自己：我需要的是抱怨距离，还是再上一层楼的具体一步？
When stuck, ask whether you need a complaint—or one concrete floor higher.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem belongs to a place on the map—open the landscape to read both together.