The Writing Background of Li Bai's To Wang Lun

A gift for Wang Lun.

-Li Bai

Li Bai was just about to leave when he heard a farewell song from the shore.

Peach Blossom Pond and thousands of feet are not as good as Wang Lun's.

The poet compared Wang Lun's friendship to a thousand feet in a deep pool, and wrote deep affection and friendship with exaggerated methods (thousands of feet are not true), which was very touching. This poem embodies the poetic feature that the romantic poet Li Bai wants to fall from the sky.

Writing background.

Wang Lun is a famous singer. He is very talented, but he doesn't want to be an official. Living in seclusion in Taohuatan, southwest of Jingxian County, Anhui Province. He worships Li Bai's poems and recites them day and night. Knowing that Li Bai likes drinking, he used the best glutinous rice and sorghum to make wine and kept it underground for many years. Once he heard that Li Bai had arrived in Anhui and wanted to invite him to play, but he was afraid that Li Bai would not come, so he came up with a clever plan. He wrote a book and gave it to Li Bai. Li Bai opened the letter and wrote, "How is your husband? There are ten miles of peach blossoms here; How about your drink, sir? There are thousands of hotels here. " Li Bai had long heard that Wang Lun was a hero, so he readily agreed to visit. After the meeting, Li Bai said, "I came to see Shili Peach Blossom and visit Wanjia Hotel." Wang Lun smiled and said, "Those are peach blossoms, also called a pool, but there are no peach blossoms; In the case of' Wanjia', the owner's surname is Ye Wan and there is no hotel. " At this time, Li Baifang knew that he was "fooled", but smiled and said, "It's a pleasure to meet the king when you are near the Taohuatan and drink thousands of wines!" From then on, Wang Lun treated each other with wine and food every day, and they hit it off very well and became good friends. When leaving, Li Bai improvised a unique seven-character quatrain "To Wang Lun".