Fan Chung-yen stood on Yueh-yang Tower 800 years ago and looked out on Tungting Hu. Times have changed; the lake is not what it was.

• 八百年前文学家范仲淹就站在这岳阳楼上眺望洞庭湖，如今时移事迁，洞庭已历尽沧桑。