Nineteen years later, when he returned to Chang'an, people saw a wizened, bearded Su Wu still holding his imperial staff. The sight moved everyone to tears.
19 年後回到長安，人們看到的蘇武已鬚髮蒼蒼，垂垂老矣，手裡仍然拿著那個幾近光桿子的旌節，見者無不感動落淚。