This poem was written when Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou due to the Wutai Poetry Case. When he was an official in Bianjing, Su Shi had no intention of writing poetry. He focused more on helping the emperor govern the country.
When writing this poem, Su Shi had lived in Huangzhou for more than two years. In these two years, he had lacked food and clothing and suffered a lot of human suffering. It was precisely the unsatisfactory journey as a scholar that gave Su Shi a deeper understanding of human life in this miserable world. While being demoted to Huangzhou, it inspired him to think more deeply about the meaning of life. These precious wealth of life were integrated into his poetry, which enabled him to write many good words that have been passed down through the ages and reached the highest level of literary creation in his life. peak.
After experiencing hardships in life, his words show more open-mindedness and optimism. He led the creation of Song poetry into a broad space. His poetry broke the characteristics since the Tang Dynasty that the content was mainly characterized by spring sorrow, autumn resentment, and farewell and lovesickness. , the lives of ordinary people in Li can all be included in the article. His lyrics have broad artistic conception and distinct personality. Among the many lyric works, "Niannujiao, Chibi Nostalgic" is the most outstanding one.
In this poem, in Shangque, the poet outlines the majestic scenery of Red Cliff with a broad vision. "The rocks penetrate the sky, the waves hit the table, and thousands of piles of snow are rolled up." The momentum is majestic, like a A magnificent landscape painting is displayed in front of the reader, which has a strong sense of picture.
In such a majestic background, the past events of the Three Kingdoms are evoked. All the characters are so vivid and palpable, but the final sentence "While talking and laughing, the cannons and oars disappeared into ashes" expresses the poet's true understanding of merits and demerits. Everything will eventually pass away with time, leaving nothing behind.
In the end, the poet's sentence "Life is like a dream" expresses his true view of life: everything is like a dream, short-lived, and fleeting, so whether you are successful or worshipful, you may be rich and prosperous, or you may be poor or miserable. , eventually everything will disappear. This is Su Shi's most transparent view of life after going through many ups and downs. Because of this understanding, we can also understand that even after being demoted countless times in the future, Su Shi still smiled at life and lived an open-minded and optimistic life that was admired by the world. This is the life attitude of a great philosopher who has seen through the essence of life and transcended the honor and disgrace of the body - not surprised by favor or disgrace, and take it calmly.
So in the end, the poet wrote "One of us drank from the river and the moon." Between heaven and earth, I drank a glass of wine with the river and the moon. I can be so open-minded in life, what obstacles are there that I can't overcome?