Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history.
This poem comes from Wen Tianxiang’s Crossing the Lingding Ocean. It was written in the second year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. The previous year, Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured, and was taken to the ship. When he passed by Lingding Ocean the next year, the poet lamented his life and wrote this poem, showing his high moral integrity and the unwillingness to admit defeat expressed by a lonely brave man. The image of not being afraid of difficulties forms a clear echo.