This County in Anhui Awarded as the Most Beautiful Mountain Village; Poet Li Bai Visited Five Times, Leaving 17 Poems
In the hinterland of a picturesque small county in southern Anhui, a river 180 kilometers long flows from south to north, bringing beautiful and charming scenery to the county, which is called Shitaig.
The river is known as Quyu River. Quyu River was a favorite place for the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai, who visited Shitaig five times during his lifetime, writing seventeen legendary 'Quyu Songs'.
In spring, Shitaig is full of lush greenery, fresh air, and a mild, humid climate. Within Shitaig, the mountains are rugged and majestic, the streams are clear and winding, and the beautiful ecological environment, at the time of April 2010, was jointly awarded to Shitaig by the envoys of 30 countries visiting China as 'China's most original and beautiful mountain village recommended by the country's embassies'.
Quyu River is located within Shitaig. Because of Li Bai's 'Quyu Songs,' it has become increasingly well-known. The original name of Quyu River was Quyu River, it is a first-level tributary of the Yangtze River. The main stream is 149 kilometers long, of which 46 kilometers is in Shitaig County. The winding Quyu River has been preserved from ancient times to the present. Many tourists come to Shitaig to admire the scenery of Quyu River.
Li Bai wrote countless magnificent poems throughout his life, Li Bai, the great poet, was known for his bold and romantic personality, loved to travel and explore famous mountains and rivers, loved to drink and compose poems to make friends. If Li Bai had been born in the modern era, he would surely have been a travel expert who traveled across mountains and rivers.
Li Bai visited Quyu River five times between the eighth year of the Tianbao reign of the Tang Dynasty and the second year of the Shangyuan reign. Thinking about it, it was remarkable that he could visit five times given the underdeveloped transportation at the time, which shows how much Li Bai loved Shitaig. Li Bai left 45 magnificent poems to praise Shitaig's scenery, among which the beautiful 'Quyu Song Seventeen Poems' is the most famous.
Riding on Quyu River, wearing ancient costumes is the most appropriate. A small boat and a red robe create a refreshing and elegant landscape.
Thousandtrees, ten thousand. White egrets filled the mountains, and white monkeys sang in the streams. The scenes in Li Bai's poems are very vivid and realistic. Traveling through Shitaig with ancient poems allows the scenery along the way to slowly open up in a poetic and picturesque atmosphere.
