Sanya, a tourist destination today, was called "Ghost Pass" in ancient times, mainly because Sanya is located in the southernmost part of my country. It was the place where emperors of ancient times exiled guilty people. These exiles had to travel long distances and If you are in a bad mood, you will probably die in Sanya in the end, so it is called "the gate of hell".
The name of Sanya in ancient times was Yazhou. We can find that the capitals of our emperors in all dynasties were in the north, so the north has always been regarded as the residence of the nobles, and the south has been called the land of barbarians. We can also see this difference in the festival customs that have been handed down to this day. For example, dumplings are eaten on New Year's Eve in the north, while dumplings are mostly eaten on the first day of the new year in the south. In ancient times, because there were nobles and royal families, they were not allowed to eat dumplings on the same day. Enjoy the same treatment every day. Therefore, in ancient times, criminal officials or emperors who wanted to develop a certain area in the south and increase the population would send a large number of guilty people to the south.
Li Deyu, two prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem like this: "Once you go ten thousand miles, you will never return a thousand miles away. Wherever Yazhou is, you will be born at the gate of hell." This was a true portrayal of that time, and it was The exiles have to travel a long distance to Yazhou, and it is normal for the weather in Yazhou to be hot and acclimatized. In addition, the exiles are in a bad mood and have been depressed for a long time. Some people who are in poor health may die as soon as they arrive in Yazhou. , and those who survived had no chance to return to their hometown because they were guilty and had not been pardoned.
A place as far away as Yazhou, the traffic conditions at that time, and the experience of the exiles all combined to make Yazhou their final destination, known as "Ghost Pass" It is also very appropriate. For the exiles, they cannot see the scenery there. It is more about the unfortunate experience of exile and the longing for their hometown.