What is the full text of Yuanri’s ancient poem?

It comes from a seven-character quatrain "Yuan Ri" written by Wang Anshi, a politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. This poem describes the scene of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new during the Spring Festival. The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and I felt the breath of spring while drinking the delicious Tusu wine. The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and the peach charms on every door are replaced with new ones.

The whole poem is as follows:

The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.

Thousands of households always exchange old talismans for new peaches.

The translation is as follows:

Amidst the roaring sound of firecrackers, the old year has passed; the warm spring breeze has ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tusu. liquor. The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and they are all busy taking down the old peach charms and replacing them with new ones.

Extended information:

Creative background

In 1068, Shenzong summoned Wang Anshi to "come into the right position more and more times", and Wang Anshi immediately wrote a letter advocating reform. The following year, he was appointed as the political advisor and presided over the reform. On the New Year's Day of the same year, Wang Anshi saw that every family was busy preparing for the Spring Festival. He thought of the new atmosphere at the beginning of the reform and wrote this poem.

Appreciation of Works

Wang Anshi was a famous reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty. During his tenure, just as people replaced the old with new peach charms, he abolished the old policies and implemented new policies. Wang Anshi was full of confidence in the New Deal, so he was particularly cheerful when it was reflected in his poems.

This poem praises the birth of new things as full of vitality as "the spring breeze brings warmth"; the "Sunday" shines on "thousands of households", this is not an ordinary sun, but At the beginning of a new life, the reform brought light to the people.

Baidu Encyclopedia——Yuanri