
李山甫,字明叟,北宋建昌军南城县龙溪保人(今江西省资溪县高阜镇港口村叶源人),汉族江右民系。李山甫是北宋皇祐元年(1049年)进士,任建宁知县。熙宁六年(1073年)从经略安抚使王韶攻取吐蕃占据的河州,因守香子城有功,升为太常博士、河州通判。元丰三年(1080年),王韶以其才可用,荐于朝廷,授作坊使,任澧州。上任前受神宗召见,慰勉有加。在澧州妥善处理了当地少数民族的问题。他积极参加王安石倡导的变法运动,与之交厚,王安石曾赴其家探访,留有《过长山访山甫不遇》诗一首。
Li Shanfu’s “Xiangyu Temple” is a Tang poem that depicts the fate and state of mind of Xiang Yu. Through reviewing historical events of Xiang Yu, it expresses the poet’s sentiment towards the tragic fate of heroes.
李山甫·《项羽庙》
为虏为王尽偶然,有何羞见汉江船?
停分天下犹嫌少,可要行人赠纸钱?
The Temple of Hsiang Yü
Li Shan-fu
Captive or king, it’s all a matter of chance.
Why ashamed to see Han boats on the river?
Contesting for the empire, the world wasn’t big enough;
Would you now care for offerings of paper money from a traveler?
1. Hsiang Yü (232-202 B.C), the defeated king of Ch’u.
(Irving Y. Lo 译)