Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night (a poem in Du Mu's "To the Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou" in the Tang Dynasty) generally refers to "To the Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou"
"To the Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou" is from the Tang Dynasty It was written by Du Mu, a contemporary poet, in memory of his former colleague Judge Han Chuo after he left Yangzhou. This poem deliberately portrays that Yangzhou in late autumn is still green with green water, green mountains, and lush vegetation, and the moonlit night of Twenty-Four Bridges is still full of melodious music. It pokes fun at the leisurely life of friends and expresses the author's deep nostalgia for the past life in Yangzhou. The whole poem has a beautiful artistic conception, is clear and handsome, and full of interest.
Creative background
This poem was written by Du Mu after he was appointed as the supervisory censor and returned to Chang'an to serve in the Huainan Jiedushi shogunate. The specific writing time was about the ninth year of Yamato, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty ( 835) or the autumn of the first year of Kaicheng (836). From the seventh year of Yamato (833) to the ninth year of Yamato (835), Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu served as the Secretary of the Huainan Jiedu Envoy and was a colleague of Han Chuo.
Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was a prosperous city in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. There were many shops, merchants, restaurants and pavilions everywhere. There are tens of thousands of crimson gauze lanterns, shining brightly in the sky. In the nine-mile and thirty-step street, the streets are filled with pearls and greens, making it look like a fairyland." ("Taiping Guangji" Volume 273 quoted from "Tang Quewen"). Du Mu, who had a "wild and wild nature", often visited brothels and promoted women in such an environment, and had many romantic affairs. Han Chuo was his colleague in this regard, so he wrote poems and sent them to him after returning to Chang'an.