The Creative Background of Nian Nu Bridge

This poem Nian Nujiao was written in the fifth year of Yuan Feng (1082) when he was demoted to Huangzhou for more than two years because of Wutai poetry case. Chibi (Biji) outside Huangzhou City has beautiful scenery and is a place for literati to enjoy. Dongpo dialect in the last volume of Hu Zai's Tiaoxi Fishing in Conghua;

At the west foot of Huangzhou, the battle entered the river, and the stone color was like Dan. According to legend, Cao Gong was defeated, so-called Red Cliff. Or yes. Cao Gong was defeated and returned from the muddy Huarong Road, letting the old and the weak pass first. He said,' Liu Bei's opinion is late, and Huarong Road is ruined. If we set it on fire, I will be completely different. Today, Huarong Town is located on the other side of Chibi, which is several places. However, there is Huarong County in Yuezhou, but I don't know who it is. Li Weixiu came here today because he was carrying wine in a boat and drinking under the Red Cliff. Shan Li played the flute, drank too much, and played many tricks. The wind and water surged, the big fish came out, there were perches on the mountain, and it began. It's like yesterday to sit and think about Mende and Gong Jin. Su Shi's description of the surging clouds here and his contacts with Cao Cao, Zhou Yu and Battle of Red Cliffs are vividly reflected in the poems Nian Nu Jiao and Fu on the Red Wall.

It is worth noting that Su Shi had doubts about whether Chibi in Huangzhou was the hometown of Battle of Red Cliffs in the Three Kingdoms period.