The original poem is as follows
Berthing Guazhou
Song Dynasty: Wang Anshi
Jingkou and Guazhou are just separated by a water, and Zhongshan has only a few heavy green mountains.
The gentle spring breeze turns green again, but, moon in the sky, when can you take me home?
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Jingkou and Guazhou are only separated by a water, and Zhongshan is only separated by several heavy green mountains. The gentle spring breeze has blown the south bank of the great river green again, but, bright moon in the sky, when can you come home with me?
Background of extended data creation
In the second year of Shen Zongxi Ning (1069), Wang Anshi was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister. The following year, he was appointed as the prime minister of the same chapter and began to carry out political reforms. He was forced to resign as prime minister several times because of the attack of opposition forces. This poem was written in February of the eighth year of Xining (1075), and it was Wang Anshi's second visit to Beijing.
1069, he was appointed as prime minister by Song Shenzong and began to carry out political reform. Its reform covers a wide range, and various laws and regulations such as Young Crops Law, Service Levy Law, Land Average Tax Law and Jiabao Law put forward a series of policies from various aspects of social life, such as agriculture, commerce, military service, education, finance and taxation, in order to get rid of social drawbacks.
It took nearly fifteen years for the new law to be implemented and completely abolished. However, the reform finally failed. Wang Anshi had to resign, step out of the political spotlight, return to Jinling and start an ordinary old age. At this time, he wrote this song "Guizhixiang", which is generous and sad, and nostalgia hurts today, and it still stirs up.
Former Prime Minister Wang Anshi also attacked dissidents for his own political ideals. The retirement or demotion of Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and Su Shi are all related to him and the political reform. But Wang Anshi didn't mean to kill his opponent, and he never harmed anyone with trumped-up charges. Even after Su Shi's Wutai Poetry Case, he stepped forward and wrote a letter to defend Su Shi.
In fact, at that time, Wang Anshi lost his beloved son, his family was ruined and he had no right to speak in front of the emperor. Moreover, at that time, everyone protected themselves, no one dared to speak for Su Shi, and even Su Shi himself was turned into a confession. Wang Anshi, however, made a generous statement and said, "Is there a prosperous time to kill talents?" It serves to show Mr. Mid-levels' lofty moral integrity, and it is not an exaggeration to call him chivalrous and brave.
It can be seen that the literati in the Northern Song Dynasty are honest and honest intellectuals even if they have different political views, and they have a sincere friendship that is as light as water. As one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, Wang Anshi has made great achievements and left many excellent works for later generations. The well-known "boating in Guazhou" is an example.