My heart has no hometown, and peace of mind is my destination. It means that I have no fixed place since I was born. As long as my heart is calm, that is my destination.
Leaving the City for the First Time to Leave a Farewell
Leaving the City for the First Time to Leave a Farewell is a five-character poem written by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Return from the Forbidden City in the morning and leave Qingmen in the evening. Don't say anything, just to the east of the city is Jiangnan Road. Whips are raised, carriages and horses are raised, and relatives and friends are waved to bid farewell. I was born without a hometown, and peace of mind is my home.
Knowledge expansion:
Bai Juyi's courtesy name is Lotte, his nickname is Xiangshan Jushi, and he is also known as Mr. Zuiyin. Born in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou (now part of Henan), his ancestral home is Taiyuan (now part of Shanxi), a realist poet of the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets of the Tang Dynasty.
Bai Juyi experienced war in a feudal town when he was young, and determined to study hard. In the 16th year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (800), he passed the Jinshi title. In 802, he and Yuan Zhen passed the "Excellent Subject of Calligraphy" examination at the same time, and were awarded the title of Provincial School Secretary. Later, he was dismissed from the school as a scholar. He was talented and outstanding in physical education. He passed the exam and was awarded the title of Lieutenant in Wuqu County (now Zhouzhi County, Xi'an).
He successively served as Jinshi examiner, Jixian school manager, and was awarded Hanlin bachelor's degree. During his tenure, in addition to drafting imperial edicts, he often wrote letters to discuss matters, actively participated in politics, and pointed out the current shortcomings. In 815, Prime Minister Wu Yuanheng was assassinated. Bai Juyi advocated the strict arrest of the murderer. He was considered to have overstepped his duties and was slandered and demoted to the Sima of Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi).
In 822, he became the governor of Hangzhou, and later served as the governor of Suzhou for a short period of time. In 827, he became the secretary-prisoner, and the following year he was transferred to the minister of justice. Bai Juyi spent the last stage of his life in Luoyang in the late period. He died in August 846 and was given to Shangshu Youpuse.
Bai Juyi was one of the most prolific poets in the Tang Dynasty. His poems had a wide range of themes, simple and popular language, and were full of sentiment. There are 3,000 poems in existence. His representative works "Pipa Play" and "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and other classic works have been widely disseminated and circulated, and have had a profound impact on later generations.
Bai Juyi also played an important role in the political field. During his tenure, he showed outstanding talents and good governance ideas and contributed to the political development of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, Bai Juyi advocated the New Yuefu Movement in literature from theory and creative practice, emphasizing the aesthetic and stimulating role of poetry.