At dawn, I left the White King City which stood in colorful clouds.
Down the river again, a thousand miles a day to Jiangling.
The screams of monkeys on both sides of the strait
The canoe has crossed Chung Shan Man.
Creation background
In the spring of the second year of Gan Yuan, Tang Suzong (AD 759), Li Bai was exiled by the emperor because of the Li Lin case in Wang Yong. When Li Bai went to Baidicheng via Sichuan, he suddenly received a pardon letter from the emperor. Li Bai was pleasantly surprised and immediately rowed the boat to Jiangling. So the title of this poem is also called Xiajiangling. This poem describes the author's joy and carefree mood at that time.