Su Shi's "Eating Lychees" of the Song Dynasty:
At the foot of Luofu Mountain in spring at all times, the oranges and bayberries are fresh every time.
Eating three hundred lychees a day, he grew up to be a Lingnan native.
Explanation: There is spring all year round under Luofu Mountain, and loquats and yellow plums are fresh every day. If I eat 300 lychees a day, I would like to live in Lingnan forever.
About the author:
His courtesy name is Zizhan, also known as Hezhong, and his nickname is "Dongpo Jushi". The world calls him "Su Dongpo". Han nationality, a native of Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan, Meishan City in the Northern Song Dynasty), and his ancestral home is Luancheng. He was a famous writer, calligrapher, painter, lyricist, poet, and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties and a representative of the Bold and Unconstrained poets.
Extended information:
Creative background:
It was written in Huizhou in the third year of Shaosheng's reign (1096). There are two poems under this title. Here is the second one. . The Lingnan and Guangxi areas were barbaric lands during the Song Dynasty, and most criminal officials were exiled here. When guests and ministers move here, they often express a lot of sadness and lamentation, but this is not the case with Dongpo. In this poem, he shows his usual optimism, broad-mindedness, and easy-going spirit. At the same time, he also expresses his love for the scenery of Lingnan. Love.
Appreciation:
Due to the ups and downs of his official career, Su Dongpo once wanted to escape from the world and escape from the secular world, but because he still loved the country and people's livelihood, he finally failed to do so and returned to the mountains and forests. When he was in Lingnan, Mr. Dongpo was in this dilemma of being out of the world and joining the world. "Eat three hundred lychees a day and live a long life as a Lingnan native" is an image description of this dilemma.