I would like to ask why the road to Shu is said to be difficult. How did Li Bai get there in the past?

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Sichuan and Chongqing were subordinate to the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms era. They were surrounded by high mountains and surrounded the Sichuan Basin, a land of abundance. Daba Mountain is to the north, Wu Mountain is to the east, Daliang Mountain is to the south, and the Snow Mountain Plateau is to the west, all of which surround this basin. The land road is rugged and difficult to travel, and the waterway is full of dangerous shoals. Since ancient times, external transportation has been extremely inconvenient. In ancient times, the Yangtze River could be said to be the only convenient passage out of the Sichuan Basin. However, the Yangtze River flows through eastern Sichuan and has formed a series of canyons. The bottom of the river is hard rock and the water is turbulent, making navigation difficult. The upper reaches of the Yangtze River are dangerous in the Three Gorges and there are thousands of dangerous cliffs. feet, the river channel is deep, there are many dangerous shoals, there are many rocks, the water flow is undulating and turning, and the waterway is winding and narrow, which is also full of obstacles and extremely risky. In the south, there is the "natural danger" of Wujiang River blocking the way. The mountains on both sides of the bank are steep, the water is turbulent, and there are many dangerous shoals, which is regarded as Water transportation is a nightmare. There is only a plank road (a wooden boardwalk paved on the cliff) in the northern part of the basin. People walking on it are surrounded by dangers. The high mountains and deep valleys in the southwest are connected by cable bridges, and there are many plateaus and snow-capped mountains in the northwest, which is even more confusing. Therefore, Li Bai's famous poem about entering Shu, "The road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to reach the blue sky" has become a true portrayal of history.

The Road to Shu is Difficult

Author: Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)

Hey, how dangerous it is! The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

With silkworms and yufu, how confused was the founding of the country! You are forty-eight thousand years old, and you are not in the vicinity of Qin Sai.

There is a bird path in Taibai, Xidang, which can cross the top of Emei. The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed the strong men to death, and then the ladders and stone stacks were connected to each other.

On the top there is the high mark of the six dragons returning to the sun, and on the bottom there is the rushing wave and turning back to Sichuan. The yellow crane cannot fly past, and the ape clings to it to overcome its sorrow.

How is the green mud coiling around the rocks? Mon went to the Lijing Well and raised his head and sighed, resting his head on his head with his hands, he sat down and sighed.

When will you return from your journey to the west? Afraid of the unreachable rocks. But I saw mourning birds calling old trees, and male and female flying around the forest.

I also heard Zigui crying about the moon at night, worrying about the empty mountains. The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the blue sky.

It makes people listen to this withered beauty! Even if the peaks are gone, the sky is not full, and withered pines hang upside down against the cliffs. The turbulent waterfalls are noisy, and the cliffs turn to rocks and thousands of valleys are thundered. The danger is also like this. People who have traveled far away have come here for nothing! The sword pavilion is majestic and Cui Wei,

One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it. Those who were guarding or robbing relatives turned into wolves and jackals.

Avoid tigers in the morning and snakes at night; grind your teeth and suck blood, killing people like numbness.

Although Jincheng is happy, it is better to return home early. The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the blue sky.

Looking sideways to the west, I sigh!