Introduction: "Early Departure from Baidi City" is a poem composed by the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty when he was pardoned and returned from exile. It is one of the most widely circulated famous poems in Li Bai's poems. The following is This is a full-text appreciation of the ancient poems of Baidi City that I have carefully compiled for everyone. You are welcome to refer to it!
Original text
Departing early for Baidi City
Bai Di’s farewell speech among the colorful clouds, thousands of miles to Jiangling can be returned in one day.
The apes on both sides of the strait can’t stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Translation
Early in the morning I bid farewell to Baidi City, which is so high in the sky; Jiangling is thousands of miles away and only a day's boat ride away.
The sounds of apes on both sides of the strait are still ringing in my ears; unknowingly, the boat has passed through thousands of green mountains.
Writing background
In the spring of the second year of Qianyuan (759) of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was exiled to Yelang due to the case of Yong Wang Li Lin, and rushed to the place where he was demoted via Sichuan. When I arrived at Baidi City, I suddenly received the news of the pardon. I was so surprised that I immediately took a boat east to Jiangling. This poem was written when the boat arrived at Jiangling, so the poem is titled "Going Down to Jiangling". Previous people once believed that this poem was written by Li Bai when he was a young man in Shu. However, according to the poetic meaning of "A Thousand Miles to Jiangling Return in a Day", Li Bai once went up to the Three Gorges from Jiangling. Therefore, this poem should have been written when he returned.
About the author
Li Bai (701～762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He is known as the "Immortal of Poetry" and is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing his arrogant spirit of contempt for the powerful, expressing sympathy for the suffering of the people, and being good at describing natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland. The poetic style is majestic and unrestrained, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, and the rhythm is harmonious and changeable. It is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature, myths and legends, forming its unique magnificent colors, and reaching the pinnacle of poetry art in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including thirty volumes of "Li Taibai Collection".
Appreciation of Works
The whole poem gives people a sense of sharpness, uprightness, and ethereal flying. However, one cannot fully understand the whole poem just by looking at the boldness of its momentum and the sharpness of its writing. The whole poem is filled with a kind of passion that suddenly burst out of the poet after going through difficult years, so there is pride and joy in the majesty and speed. The pleasure of the clipper leaves readers with a broad space for imagination. In order to express his happy mood, the poet also specially used the "Jian", "Huan" and "山" in the flat "deleted" rhyme to make the rhyme, making the whole poem appear particularly melodious, brisk and long-lasting.