Su Shi's "Nian Nujiao" detailed writing background

"Nian Nujiao·Remembering the Past at Red Cliff" was a classic in the history of Chinese literature. The author was Su Shi, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty. This poem used the Battle of Red Cliff during the Three Kingdoms period as the background to describe the historical changes and life emotions that Su Shi felt during this war. According to records, Su Shi began to write the poem "Remembering the Past at Red Cliff" around 1075 AD and completed it around 1080 AD. During this period, Su Shi experienced the political turmoil and social reform in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty. At the same time, he also felt the heavy history and the impermanence of life. In this poem, he expressed his deep thoughts and feelings about history and life, and entrusted his attention and pursuit of freedom, peace and humanity. The literary status of "Nian Nujiao·Red Cliff Memories" was extremely high. It was regarded as one of Su Shi's representative works and also a classic in the history of Chinese literature. It was widely read and appreciated as one of the representative works of the "bold and unconstrained" poetry and also a classic of ancient Chinese poetry.