江山萬里心
Jiāng shān wàn lǐ xīn風雨千年路 江山萬里心
Millennia of winds and rains alone the road we endure
Vastness of rivers and mountains our bosom contain
秦關月 楚天雲 無處不是故園情
Moon in Qing frontier＊
Clouds on Chu's sky
Nowhere is not overwhelmed by my nostalgia
紫塞三春猶飛雪 嶺南四季花似錦
Every spring, north across the Great Wall, snow flies still.
All seasons, south down Qin Mountain, flowers resembles brocade.
九曲黃河怒淘湧 長江三峽一舟輕
Winding-twisting Yellow River splash and crash furious waves in
Yangtze River's gorges a boat flows swiftly through
更有那桂林山水 恰似人間仙境
Not to mention, Guilin's Landscape
Alas, Heaven on earth as such!
敦煌月泉外 沙漠起駝鈴
Outside Dunhuang's Crescent Lake,
camel bell rings the desert
風雨千年路 江山萬里心
Winds and rains endure the roads for millennia
Rivers and mountains of homeland are embraced in our bosom
秦關月 楚天雲
Moon in Qing frontier
Clouds on Chu sky
無處不是故園情
Nowhere is not overwhelmed by my nostalgia
無處不是故園情
Nowhere is not overwhelmed by my nostalgia
＊Qin frontier is the paraphrase of 秦關, Hangu Pass.
Hangu Pass was a strategic pass in Qin state's territory during Warring-States period (476BC ~221 BC). It was the entrance for Qin state to enter Guanzhong (literally, "inside the Passes"). During Warring-States Period Guanzhong was the western edge of Chinese civilization. Therefore, Hangu Pass symbolized the frontier of civilization in Chinese othodoxy.
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This poetic lyric is from the theme song of a travel TV show, “Da Lu Zun Qi” , broadcast in Taiwan. The show features the mild monologue of the hostess describing historical and humanity landscape of China , down-to-earth shooting/reporting style, picturesque scenery, and ernest interaction with indigenous people. In evokes strong nostalgia and thus gained huge popularity among families of veterans and emigrants, who retreated from Mainland China around 1949 due to the defeat of KMT government in Chinese Civil War.
The TV show sustain its popularity over decades since its debut in 1990. It is its 25th year of broadcasting in 2015,
＊Qin frontier is the paraphrase of 秦關, Hangu Pass.
Hangu Pass was a strategic pass in Qin state's territory during Warring-States period (476BC ~221 BC). It was the entrance for Qin state to enter Guanzhong (literally, "inside the Passes"). During Warring-States Period Guanzhong was the western edge of Chinese civilization. Therefore, Hangu Pass symbolized the frontier of civilization in Chinese othodoxy.
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This poetic lyric is from the theme song of a travel TV show, “Da Lu Zun Qi” , broadcast in Taiwan. The show features the mild monologue of the hostess describing historical and humanity landscape of China , down-to-earth shooting/reporting style, picturesque scenery, and ernest interaction with indigenous people. In evokes strong nostalgia and thus gained huge popularity among families of veterans and emigrants, who retreated from Mainland China around 1949 due to the defeat of KMT government in Chinese Civil War.
The TV show sustain its popularity over decades since its debut in 1990. It is its 25th year of broadcasting in 2015,
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