1. The two sentences "Leaves are like waterfalls, I see the long river running" in Ascending the Mountain depict the magnificent scenery of Kuimen. Kuimen, located in fengjie county, Chongqing, is the starting point of the Three Gorges. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Kuimen is the best in the world".
2. This poem was written in the second year of Tang Daizong Dali (767), when Du Fu was 56 years old and lived in Kuizhou. He was frustrated all his life, and his heart was full of feelings of worrying about the country and the people. In this song "Up the Mountain", he combined his worries with Kuimen's magnificent natural scenery and expressed his concern for the country and people.
3. The beautiful scenery of Kuimen attracted countless literati to visit and left many well-known poems. In addition to Du Fu's Ascending the Mountain, other famous poems, such as Li Bai's First Made Baidicheng and Bai Juyi's Night Sleeping on Niuzhushan, all describe the beautiful scenery of Kuimen.
Kuimen related knowledge
1, Kuimen, also known as Qutangxia, is a part of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the gateway to fengjie county. Because of its unique terrain and rich history and culture, it is deeply loved by tourists and explorers.
The formation of Kuimen began about 2 billion years ago. Due to the movement of the earth's crust, the Yangtze River cuts deep canyons here. The canyon is 8km long, 30m to 500m wide and 60m to100m deep. When the Yangtze River flows through Kuimen, the water flows rapidly, forming a spectacular natural landscape.
Kuimen is famous not only for its natural landscape, but also for its rich history and culture. As early as ancient times, this was the trade channel between Ba people and Shu people. At the same time, it is also the place where poets such as Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Lu You left immortal poems. Their poems made Kuimen famous and became one of the important symbols of China's history and culture.
In today's Kuimen, visitors can enjoy its spectacular natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. The mountains and fog here are full of mysterious charm. At the same time, tourists can also visit some historical sites, such as the ancient plank road and the ancient pass, so as to have a deeper understanding of the history and culture here.