This poem describes the moving scenes of excitement, joy and renewal of everything on New Year's Day, and expresses the author's thoughts and feelings on political innovation.
The first sentence is "One year is gone with the sound of firecrackers", bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year in the sound of firecrackers. The starting sentence closely follows the title, exaggerating the lively and joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival. The second sentence "The spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu" describes people facing the warm spring breeze and drinking Tusu wine happily. The third sentence, "Thousands of households are on the same day," writes that the brilliance of the rising sun shines on thousands of households. "戈戈" is used to express the brilliant scene at sunrise, symbolizing the infinite bright and beautiful prospects. The concluding sentence "always replace old talismans with new peaches" not only describes the folk customs at that time, but also contains the meaning of removing the old and replacing the old with the new. "Peach Talisman" is a kind of peach board painted with gods and hung on the door to ward off evil spirits. Every New Year's Day, the old peach charms are removed and replaced with new ones. "New peaches replace old symbols" closely echoes the first sentence of "Firecrackers send off the old year", which vividly expresses the scene of renewal of everything. Wang Anshi is both a politician and a poet. Many of his poems describing landscapes contain strong political content.
This poem uses the description of the new atmosphere on New Year's Day to express his ambition and optimism in governing reforms, eradicating the old and bringing in the new, strengthening the country and enriching the people