It refers to Fuzhou. Before the Song Dynasty, Linchuan was unknown, and very few Linchuan cultural celebrities emerged. In the Tang Dynasty when Wang Bo lived, among the 64 Jinshi in Jiangxi, there was not one in Linchuan. The "Linchuan pen" mentioned in the poem is not a glorious portrayal of local literati, but a record of the achievements of literati from other places. The brilliance left by Linchuan shines and praises the prosperity of Linchuan's literary style.
In the light of Linchuan, Linchuan refers to Fuzhou. Before the Song Dynasty, Linchuan was still unknown, and there were still very few celebrities in Linchuan culture. In the Tang Dynasty when Wang Bo lived, among the 64 Jinshi in Jiangxi, there was not even one in Linchuan. The "Linchuan pen" mentioned in his poem is not a glorious portrayal of local literati, but a record of the brilliance left by literati from other places in Linchuan and praises the prosperity of Linchuan's literary style.
Which pen is the "Linchuan pen" referring to? Nowadays, there are no unified opinions, but there are two kinds of opinions, one is the invisible pen and the other is the tangible pen:
1. Xie Lingyun
Said "Linchuan's pen" "This is mostly what Xie Lingyun said. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Lingyun served in Linchuan. He was deeply loved by the people in Linchuan and had a great influence. People called him "Xie Linchuan". Even after his death, in order to commemorate him, the people of Linchuan still worshiped him as "Kang Gong Bodhisattva" in the temple and called the temple "Kang Gong Temple". Xie Lingyun is also a unique literary god of Linchuan people and has been commemorated to this day. Xie Lingyun's "pen" is really powerful. He was the first poet who devoted himself to creating landscape poems. He is called the originator of landscape pastoral poetry. He was also a famous Buddhist scholar and traveler. When he was working in Linchuan, he wrote many poems such as Zhu Hua's Such beautiful poems also describe the infinite nostalgia for Linchuan customs. At that time, Xie Lingyun was a big IP in Linchuan culture. At that time, Wang Anshi was not born yet.
2. Wang Xizhi
It is also said that this "Linchuan pen" refers to Wang Xizhi, the "Sage of Calligraphy" in Linchuan's internal history during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was in Linchuan earlier than Xie Lingyun. Taking office in Linchuan is also a famous "pen" in history! He practiced calligraphy diligently in those days and often washed his ink in a low-lying rectangular pool on the east side of Linchuan County. The water in the pool turned black. Washing Ink Pond witnessed his profound Kung Fu that "where there is a will, there is a way".