一般认为,“千里送鹅毛”只是一种“礼轻情意重”的比喻,但据史书记载,历史上确有其事。《南唐书》记载:唐朝贞观年间,西域的回纥国为了对大唐示好,派使者缅伯高带了一批奇珍异宝去拜见唐王。在这批贡品中,有一只珍禽——白天鹅。一天,缅伯高一行来到沔阳湖边,便打开笼子,让白天鹅在湖边喝水。谁知白天鹅喝足了水,扇扇翅膀飞上了天。缅伯高向前一扑,却没能抓住白天鹅,只捡到几根羽毛。他拿出一块洁白的绸子,小心翼翼地把鹅毛包好,又在绸子上题了一首诗:“将鹅贡唐朝,山高路途遥。沔阳湖失鹅,倒地哭号啕。上禀唐天子,可饶缅 It is generally believed that ”Trinidad sent goose feather “ is only a metaphor ”courtesy light affection “, but according to historical records, history does have its own thing. ”Southern Tang Dynasty“ records: Zhenguan years of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions back to the country in order to show the good Tang Dynasty, send ambassador Mauboung high with a group of treasures to meet Tang Wang. Among the tributes, there is a rare bird - white swan. One day, Maobei Gao and his entourage came to the Sui Yang Lake, they opened the cage and let the white swan drink water at the lake. Who knows the white swans drink enough water, fan wings fly to the sky. Maobei high wave forward, but failed to seize the white swan, picked up only a few feathers. He took out a piece of white silk, carefully wrapped the gooseneck, and wrote a poem on the silk: ”Goose tribute to the Tang Dynasty, mountain road away. Emperor Tang, may Rao Myanmar