There are two versions of this poem at present. One was written in Tianbao period (742 ~ 756), and the author was forced to leave Chang 'an for Jinling in the south. The second is what the author did after returning from exile. Remarks: "Phoenix Terrace" is located on Phoenix Mountain in Jinling. According to legend, during the Yongjia period of Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, this mountain was built with many phoenixes, hence its name.
Let's look at the whole poem:
Climb the Phoenix Terrace from Nanjing.
Tang Libai
There used to be a phoenix on the phoenix platform, and the phoenix went to Taiwan, only Jiangdong returned.
Martial arts flowers were laid on deserted paths, and the number of relatives and friends in the Jin Dynasty has become a famine.
The mountains are shrouded in clouds, such as blue sky, and the river is divided into two.
There is always a traitor in power, like covering the sky, and Chang' an is depressed when he can't see it.
The meaning of the whole poem is this: once a phoenix bird came here for recreation, but now the phoenix bird has flown away, leaving only this empty platform, which is still flowing from the east with the river. The magnificent King Wu Palace and thousands of flowers and herbs have now been buried in desolate and secluded paths. Even though the dignitaries of the Jin Dynasty once had brilliant achievements, they are now buried in ancient graves and have already turned into loess. I stood on the stage and looked at the three mountains in the distance, still standing outside the blue sky. Egret Island divides the Qinhuai River into two waterways. Clouds floating in the sky sometimes cover the sun, so that I can't see Chang' an, and I can't help but feel sad.
The final conclusion is that Li Bai seldom writes seven-character poems, but this poem, which is called a stroke of genius, and the famous Yellow Crane Tower in Cui Hao are both called a visit to ancient Shuang Bao. The poem "Going to Nanjing and Climbing the Phoenix Terrace" has become a unique phoenix aria in the history of literature with its broad mind and slightly hazy tone.