Joke: Jiangling, what does Wan Li mean?

The more commonly used usage is "a thousand miles of Jiangling", which comes from the poem "A thousand miles of Jiangling will be returned in one day" in "Send Baidicheng Early", which means (Baidicheng to Jiangling is about 1,200 miles), the flow of water is very fast, the boat is fast, and it takes only one day to travel a thousand miles.

"Jiangling, Wan Li" is an exaggeration used by later generations, exaggerating "a thousand miles" to "Wan Li", showing more speed.

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The sharp contrast between "a thousand miles a day to Jiangling" and "a day" is the distance of space and the brevity of time. Here, the ingenious place lies in the word "back". "Return" means return. It not only shows the poet's joy of traveling thousands of miles a day, but also reveals the joy of forgiveness. Jiangling is not Li Bai's hometown, but the word "return" is as kind as going home. The word "return" is vivid in the dark, which deserves readers' deep thinking.

This poem is about the journey from Baidicheng to Jiangling in a day, which mainly highlights lightness, which also reflects Li Bai's lightness. At the age of 58, Li Bai was demoted as a yelang, abandoned his wife and children, and moved away from home. Suddenly, he was forgiven and could go home. Naturally, he was very happy. Li Bai did not express his feelings directly in his poems, but after reading his description of the trip, he could naturally feel his mood and excitement.