Yuanri poetry

Poetics of January Day: In the sound of firecrackers, the old year has passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine. The rising sun shines on thousands of families, who are busy taking off the old peach charms and replacing them with new ones.

Yuanri is a seven-character quatrain written by Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty. The whole poem is as follows:

The roar of firecrackers, the old year has passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine.

The rising sun sheds light on doors of each household, New peachwood charm is put up to replace the old.

This poem was written by Wang Anshi when he first became prime minister and saw the people busy preparing for the New Year. The whole poem describes the moving scene of New Year's excitement, joy and Vientiane renewal, expresses the author's thoughts and feelings about political innovation, and is full of cheerful and positive spirit. Although this poem uses line drawing technique, it tries its best to exaggerate the festive atmosphere, and at the same time, it expresses its thoughts through the custom of updating on January 1 ST, which is implicit but not revealing.