This poem was written in July of the fifth year of Yuanfeng (1082), the fifth year of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou by Luo Zhi, a new bureaucrat, for his poems that satirized the new law. This poem was composed when he was visiting Chibiji outside Huanggang City to express his feelings about the ancient scenery.
On January 1, the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), Su Dongpo left the capital and went to Huangzhou, where he was demoted. After Dongpo narrowly escaped death, his heart was shaken and he tried to speak as little as possible. He began to think about the true meaning of life, such as " "Anguo Temple", he lived in Lingao Pavilion; in the fourth year of Yuanfeng, he began to farm on Dongpo, calling himself "Dongpo Jushi". The Dongpo farmhouse was only one-third of a mile away from the east of the city, on the edge of a hill, with its top There is a three-bedroom hut above, overlooking the pavilion below. Under the pavilion is the famous Snow Hall. Dongpo lived in Xuetang and Lingao Pavilion in the city, and his life was very poetic. He easily accepted the comfort of philosophy.
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