About this poem, Lala Teng has only a little knowledge, but she feels that it is written in general and has no taste of "poetic magic". However, behind this poem, there are many stories about Chuzhou (Old Huai 'an).
The "Guo" mentioned in the title of the poem immediately became Guo Xingyu, the secretariat of Chuzhou (also known as Taishou). He played an important role in the "Ganlu Change" planned by Prime Minister Li Xun, but was killed after the defeat.
Guo, also boarded the Jinshi. At the beginning of Taihe, tired officials went to Chuzhou as a secretariat. Five years, moving to Ruzhou, is also the suggestion. In September, he became the secretary of Dali. When Li Xun was in Dudong, he was friendly to others, and others paid for it. In November, Li Xun wanted to steal his hair and make him recruit, which was to grant him our time. Training failure, clan punishment.
"Lycium barbarum well" is located in the north yard of Kaiyuan Temple in Chuzhou in Tang Dynasty. Kaiyuan Temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, located in Wan Li Pool in the southwest of Huai 'an District. Wan Li Pool is also a scenic spot in the Tang Dynasty. In Wu Cheng'en's Sanqu "A Flower in Lunan", the first sentence is "Wanliuchi in Tang Dynasty".
That is to say, in the second year of Bao Li (826), Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi were recalled to Luoyang together, passing through Huai 'an, and Guo Xingyu, the secretariat, kindly stayed for the night and visited places of interest in Huai 'an.
The arrival of the two great poets caused a sensation in the local area, and the surrounding literati poured in, hoping to witness the elegance of the two great poets with their own eyes. To this end, Guo Cishi personally planned and arranged a grand literary summit.
The summit was held in Kaiyuan Temple. Kaiyuan Temple is famous for the wolfberry well in the north yard. The Lycium barbarum trees around the Lycium barbarum well are lush, especially when the Lycium barbarum is ripe. The small red fruits on the branches look red from a distance and look good. According to local legend, monks in the temple drink well water from Lycium barbarum well every day to prolong life. At the age of 80, they still have black hair and strong teeth.
It is in this atmosphere that Liu Yuxi wrote Lycium barbarum in Kaiyuan Temple of Chuzhou. There is a preface in front of the poem: "In the north courtyard of Kaiyuan Temple in Chuzhou, there are medlar beside the well, which is luxuriant and considerable. The group of sages writes poetry because of its continuity. " Poetry cloud:
In Preface to Liu Yuxi's Poems, there is a saying that "a group of sages write poems and continue because of harmony". It was about Guo Xian who wrote a poem (no longer exists today), and then Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi got the title of "Guo Lycium Well". Since then, Chuzhou's Lycium barbarum well and its poems have been widely praised by the world.
According to the "Shanyang County Records", "There are Chinese wolfberry on the well, which is said to have been more than a thousand years. Its roots go deep into the well, and its water is sweet and can make people live longer, because it is called Ganquan. " This also confirms the authenticity written in the poet's poems from the side.