Chapter 9 Knowing each other is not far or near, thousands of miles are still neighbors

Zhang Jiuling Seeing off Nanchang Wei, leaving the pavilion to wait for spring in the west. The wild flowers are endless to see, and the forest birds are still fresh. Don't drink wine on Qingmen Road, return to Xuan Baimajin. Knowing each other is not far or near, thousands of miles are still neighbors. On June 26, 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the 6th Asia-Europe Finance Ministers Meeting and delivered a speech entitled "Strengthening Asia-Europe Financial Cooperation and Promoting Common Development of All Countries".Premier Wen said: "There is an old saying in China: 'We know each other no matter how far we are, and we are neighbors even thousands of miles away.' China and other Asian countries are connected by mountains and rivers, and together they have forged splendid Asian civilizations; the ancient and beautiful 'Silk Road' has written a thousand-year history A beautiful chapter of exchanges. The mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Asian and European countries is entering a new stage. China has become a positive force in the economic development of Asia, Europe and the world. Develop a dynamic and long-term stable comprehensive cooperative relationship, support each other and move forward hand in hand with countries in Asia and Europe."

The history of intersecting with allies has existed since ancient times.The most glorious ones were Zhang Qian’s mission to the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty and opened up the Silk Road. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gan Ying traveled to the coast of the Persian Gulf, and then in the early Ming Dynasty, the navigator Zheng He made seven voyages to the East Coast of Africa and the Red Coast.Communicating with allies can not only spread the seeds of Chinese civilization to all parts of the world, but also gain an understanding of the foreign culture and economic life of allies.Although the ancient diplomacy was mainly for political purposes, its historical value cannot be ignored now.

"Knowing each other is not far or near, we are neighbors even thousands of miles away" is Zhang Jiuling's poem.Zhang Jiuling, courtesy name Zishou, was born in Qujiang, Shaozhou (now Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province). Later died of illness.Every time Tang Xuanzong asked the prime minister to recommend a scholar, he always asked, "Is the demeanor as old as Jiuling?"Zhang Jiuling advocated the death penalty according to the military law, but Xuanzong refused.After Zhang Jiuling's death, Anlu Mountain, which was predicted to be "rebellious", set off the "Anshi Rebellion". Tang Xuanzong regretted Zhang Jiuling's memory and sent envoys to Qujiang to worship Jiuling.Zhang Jiuling's poems have achieved quite high achievements, with a unique charm of "elegance and integrity", and they have inspired the creation of the Lingnan School of Poetry.There are twenty volumes of "Qujiang Ji" handed down from generation to generation.

In the early years of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty (708), Zhang Jiuling passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed as the school secretary.Although the school clerk's rank is low, he is "a good choice for literati to start a family", and it has always been an official position that literati have been striving for.This poem should be written by Zhang Jiuling when he was the secretary of the provincial school.He Geen's "Chronology of Zhang Qujiang's Poems and Deeds" believes that this poem was written by Zhang Jiuling in Hongzhou in the eighteenth year of Tang Kaiyuan, which seems to be wrong.Because in the poem "Farewell to Jiuqingmen Road", it has been pointed out that the place of farewell is Chang'an.The "Weicheng" in the title of the poem "Send Weicheng to Li Shaofu" is located in the southeast of Huaxian County, Henan Province.Li Shaofu, whose deeds are unknown, Shaofu, another name for the county lieutenant.In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Mingfu because of the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant was the assistant of the county magistrate, so it was called Shaofu.

Zhang Jiuling's poems are represented by the ancient style "Gan Yu Twelve Poems". In addition, his rhythmic poems are also unique.Due to the limitations of his status as a courtier, most of Zhang Jiuling's regulated poems were sung for entertainment, but many of his regulated poems broke through Qi Liang's poetic style of writing images and lingering scenes, and directly borrowed the lyrical and expressive tradition of ancient Chinese and Wei poems, with a superb style. In Mai Canggu, the creation of these verses had a very positive impact on the formation of Tang poetry style.This five-character verse is very representative in Zhang Jiuling's poems.The title of the poem "Send off Li Shaofu in Weicheng" points out that the poem is a farewell work.There are countless farewell works in the past dynasties, and it is not easy to write this kind of subject matter with novelty.Jiang Yan of the Southern Dynasties once wrote various farewells in "Farewell Fu". Since ancient times, farewells have always made people feel sad. Many farewell poems in ancient times also mostly express sad and sentimental sentiments.This farewell poem by Zhang Jiuling washes away the sorrow and sorrow, turns depression into boldness, and the style is high-spirited and inspiring, especially the line "knowing each other is not far or near, and we are neighbors even thousands of miles away" in the poem, which is most appreciated by later generations.Prior to this, Cao Zhi's "Gift to Wang Biao on the White Horse" in the Three Kingdoms period had "a husband with aspirations all over the world, and ten thousand miles are neighbors. The love is not lost, and the relatives are far away." Wang Bo's "Send Du Shaofu to Shuzhou" in the early Tang Dynasty There is a confidant in the sea, and the end of the world is like a neighbor."Zhang Jiuling's "Send to Li Shaofu in Weicheng" is similar to the above-mentioned poems, full of generosity and boldness, and may be inspired by the previous poems.Du Fu praised Zhang Jiuling in his poem "Eight Sorrows · The Old Right Servant Shooting Xiangguo Zhang Gongjiuling" for "there is more than enough space in the poem, and the end of the poem is clear".Hu Zhenheng of the Ming Dynasty said in "Tang Yin Gui Sign": "Zhang Qujiang's five characters are mainly based on prosperity, but the structure is simple and expensive, and the selection of words is cold, like a jade chime containing wind, and a crystal plate bearing dew, so it should be placed outside the dust for appreciation. "These comments have elucidated the characteristics of Zhang Jiuling's verse creation in a subtle way.The language of Zhang Jiuling's poems is fresh and concise, and the structure is rigorous, so that readers can taste the elegant philosophy of life at the moment of separation, from which we can see the poet's superb artistic attainments.

Premier Wen Jiabao quoted Zhang Jiuling's poem "Knowing each other is not far or close, and ten thousand miles are neighbors." The wish of maintaining friendly and cooperative relations among countries in Asia, Europe and even the world.