It means to go far away from the frontier.
1. Original text: "One of Two Poems from the Fortress"
Tang Dynasty: Wang Changling
The bright moon of Qin Dynasty and the Pass of Han Dynasty, the people who marched thousands of miles have not returned.
But the flying generals of Dragon City are here, and Huma is not taught to cross the Yin Mountains.
2. Translation:
It is still the bright moon and border gates of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but now many soldiers have gone thousands of miles away and never returned.
If Dragon City’s flying general Wei Qing was still here, he would definitely not let the enemy’s iron hooves step across Yinshan Mountain.
Extended information
1. Creative background
"Out of the Fortress" was written by Wang Changling when he went to the Western Regions in his early years. Wang Changling lived in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so his frontier fortress poems often reflected an impassioned and upward spirit and a strong confidence in defeating the enemy. However, frequent frontier fortress wars have also overwhelmed the people and yearned for peace. "Out of the Fortress" reflects the people's desire for peace.
2. Explanation
This poem is known as: "The first of the seven masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty".
This is a frontier fortress poem lamenting the constant wars on the border and the lack of good generals in the country. The first line of the poem is the most intriguing. It's about the Han Pass here, the sigh of the Mingyue Qin Dynasty, which has undergone great historical changes and the battles have not stopped. The second sentence describes how many men died on the battlefield and how many tragedies were left before the conscripts were returned.
Three or four sentences express the common will of the people for thousands of years, hoping that "Dragon City Flying Generals" will appear to calm the chaos and stabilize the border defense. The whole poem uses ordinary language to sing a powerful and open-minded theme. The momentum is smooth and it is completed in one go. Li Panlong, a man of the Ming Dynasty, once praised it as the masterpiece among the seven masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty, which is not an exaggeration.