北城荒凉故人难忘
        
            [bĕi chéng huāng liáng gù rén nán wàng]
        
        
            “The North City is desolate, but I can't forget the old friends.” Perhaps the user longs for some past friendships, while lamenting that the place (symbolized as 'North City') has declined or become unrecognizable now.