怀古

tā zài huái gǔ shāng jīn

他在怀古伤今。

He meditates on the past and feels sad about the present.

zhè shì yī shǒu huái gǔ shī

这是一首怀古诗。

This is a poem recalling antiquity.

jīn líng huái gǔ shì zhōng guó gǔ diǎn shī gē shǐ shang tǐ xì wán bèi zuò pǐn shù liàng fán duō de shī cí zhǔ tí

金陵怀古是中国古典诗歌史上体系完备、作品数量繁多的诗词主题。

Meditation on the past at Chin-ling is a Chinese classical poetry theme consisting in a large number of poems.