The poems written by Du Fu in the first year of Yongtai include: "Light Travel at Night".
On the bank of fine grass and gentle breeze, there is a dangerous boat at night. The stars hang down over the vast plains, and the moon surges over the river. Isn't it famous for writing articles? Officials should retire due to old age and illness. What does fluttering look like? There is a sandy gull in the sky and the earth.
The breeze blew the fine grass on the river bank, and the boat with the tall mast was moored alone at night. The stars hang in the sky, the plains look wide; the moonlight surges with the waves, and the rivers roll eastward. I am famous because of my articles. I am old and sick and should retire from office. What does it look like to be wandering around by yourself? Like a lonely sand gull between heaven and earth.
"Wandering at Night" was written by Du Fu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, during his journey after leaving the thatched cottage in Chengdu, Sichuan in 765. The poet uses the vast and endless night scene to set off the deep and stagnant loneliness, making people feel that the passion of the poet's life is as surging as the surging river in his writings. It profoundly expresses the author's inner sadness of being homeless, which is Du Fu's poetry. classic works. It is also a famous piece of Du Shi's Five Rhymes, which has always been praised by people.
Creative background
In the first month of the first year of Emperor Yongtai of the Tang Dynasty (AD 765), Du Fu resigned from his post as Jiedu staff officer and returned to Chengdu thatched cottage. In April (765 AD), Yan Wu died, and Du Fu lost support in Chengdu, so he took his family by boat eastward from Chengdu, passing through Jiazhou (today's Leshan, Sichuan), Yuzhou (today's Chongqing City) to Zhongzhou (today's Chongqing) Zhong County). This poem was probably written on the way.