"I will come to meet you as far as ever you please,
Even to the dangerous sands of Ch’ang-fēng...."See in text(Text of the Poem)
Ch’ang-feng is a city a few hundred miles outside of Chang-kan. In the same way that the speaker instructs her husband to send her a letter, she is ready to take action herself, even risking danger to be reunited with her paramour. Just as much as this is a love poem, it is also a coming-of-age poem as the speaker develops from a child to a woman who is willing to take charge of her destiny.
"the three gorges of Pa...."See in text(Text of the Poem)
The “three gorges of Pa” is likely a reference to the three gorges along the Yangtze River. Famous for their dramatic beauty, Li Po spent his life in the Yangtze region observing nature, human behavior, and writing poetry.
Ch'ang-kan is an ancient city in North Central China. It was the capital of the Tang dynasty, 618 to 906 CE, when Li Po lived. The Tang dynasty is celebrated as a golden age of high culture and arts in Chinese history.
