辛弃疾《永遇乐·京口北固亭怀古》1205年宋金对峙历史地图与镇江京口沿革
Xin Qiji's 'Yongyule: Memories of the Past at Beigu Pavilion in Jingkou' (1205 CE Map)
千古江山,英雄无觅,孙仲谋处。舞榭歌台,风流总被,雨打风吹去。斜阳草树,寻常巷陌,人道寄奴曾住。想当年,金戈铁马,气吞万里如虎。 —— 南宋 · 辛弃疾《永遇乐·京口北固亭怀古》(宋宁宗开禧元年 · 公元1205年任镇江知府时作)
南宋宁宗开禧元年(公元1205年),六十六岁的辛弃疾出任镇江知府,登临长江南岸京口(今江苏省镇江市京口区)北固山上的北固亭。彼时南宋与金朝以淮河—大散关为界,镇江府(京口)扼长江与大运河交汇处,为拱卫行在临安(今杭州)与建康(今南京)的江防前哨。辛弃疾隔江北望金朝统治下的淮北中原,追怀三国孙权建都京口(铁瓮城)、南朝宋武帝刘裕(小字寄奴)由京口举兵北伐气吞万里,同时借南朝宋文帝元嘉二十七年(450年)“元嘉草草,封狼居胥,赢得仓皇北顾”劝诫韩侂胄切勿轻率北伐。
In 1205 CE (first year of the Kaixi era), 66-year-old Xin Qiji served as Prefect of Zhenjiang (ancient Jingkou, modern Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. Looking north toward Jin-controlled territory across the Huai River frontier, he invoked Sun Quan of Wu and Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Liu Song) while warning against an unprepared northern expedition.