The White Emperor bid farewell to the colorful clouds.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day.

The apes on both sides of the strait can’t stop crying.

The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.

First of all, regarding the author Li Bai, we have already introduced it when we talked about "Silent Night Thoughts"; here we only talk about the writing background of "Early Departure from Baidi City". Most critics, such as Ma Maoyuan and Guo Moruo, believe that this poem was written after the Anshi Rebellion. In order for readers to understand more specifically, it is necessary to talk about the history related to this.

In the early days of the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong fled to Shu (now Sichuan), and Prince Li Heng was ordered to conquer Anlu Mountain; at the same time, another son of Tang Xuanzong, Yongwang Li Lin, was also ordered to lead troops to quell the rebellion. At that time, Li Bai was living in seclusion in Lushan, Jiangxi. After Li Lin learned about it, he sent people many times to ask him to come out and be his shogunate (equivalent to a staff officer), and Li Bai agreed. Later, Li Heng declared himself emperor (Tang Suzong) without Tang Xuanzong's consent and respected Tang Xuanzong as the Supreme Emperor. Since Li Heng had many soldiers and generals, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to send someone to give Li Heng his jade seal (the emperor's seal). However, Yong Wang Li Lin did not listen to his command very much. Li Heng suspected that he was competing for the throne with him, so he used heavy troops to suppress Li Lin. Li Lin was defeated and killed. Because Li Bai had participated in the shogunate of Yongwang Li Lin, he was accused of "affiliation" (meaning to join the rebel group) and was exiled to Yelang (now in Guizhou). That year, many places suffered from famine, and Suzong declared a general amnesty. At that time, Li Bai was traveling to the Baidi City area in Sichuan when he suddenly received the news of the pardon. Of course he was very surprised, and he immediately took a boat to Jiangling. Ma Maoyuan and others believe that the poem "Early Departure from Baidi City" was written by him during the boat ride or after arriving in Jiangling.

However, some critics do not agree with this statement. Their main reason is: "Early Departure from Baidi City" clearly writes "A thousand miles to Jiangling is returned in one day". And return means to go home or return, and Li Bai has no home in Jiangling.

"Dictionary of Appreciation of Tang Poems" (Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House) and "Dictionary of Famous Poems of Ancient Poems" (Writers Publishing House) also believe that the word "huan" should be pronounced as "return" or "come back".

I think: When reading huán, it can certainly be said as "come back", "return" and "go home", but it cannot be determined by this, and it cannot be said as anything else.

1. "Chinese Dictionary" explains the third meaning of "Huan" and says: "Huan" should be said as "come" or "come". Take "Yi Zhou Shu·Zhou Zhu" as an example: "Therefore, the return of time is selfless; the sun rises, selfless shine." Kong Chao noted: "Return means arrival."

2. "Comprehensive Dictionary of Chinese Phonology, Sound and Meaning" (Zhonghua Book Company) explains the second meaning of "Huan": it is the name of the sun. [Example] When the day comes to Niao Ji, it is called Xiao Huan; when the day comes to Nv Ji, it is called Da Huan. "Huainan Astronomy". For the convenience of readers, we checked the "Niaoci" article in the "Chinese Dictionary" and quoted it as follows: "Traditional mountain name. Gao Yuan's note: Niaoci is also the name of a mountain in the southwest. We also checked the female record"... Gao Yuan's note: :Nvji, Northwest Yindi. The meaning of this passage in "Huainan Tianwen Xun" is: when the sun reaches the place of Niaoji, it is called Xiaohuan; when it reaches the place of Nuji, it is called Dahuan.

So, the word "huan", when used as "come, come, arrive", is not a special phenomenon, and is used