"No sages of old before my eyes, no travelers of the future to rise. I contemplate the endless vastness of time, and tears fall, sad and blind."
Written by the Tang Dynasty poet Chen Zi'ang (661-702), these lines from the "Song of the Youzhou Terrace" echo through time. Standing atop an ancient tower, the poet gazes into a vast, empty expanse, evoking a sense of the universe moving on, indifferent to the fleeting lives of humans.