The author of Travels in Baochan Mountain is Wang Anshi.

"A Journey to Baochan Mountain" is a travel note written by Wang Anshi, a politician and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, in the form of a reminiscence after visiting Baochan Mountain on his way home from his resignation. The travel notes are based on the facts and are mixed with narratives and discussions. Many of the ideas elaborated in it were not only valuable at the time, but also have extremely far-reaching practical significance in today's society. "The world is full of wonders, weirdness, and extraordinary sights, often in dangerous distances." It has become a commonly used saying among people.

This article was written by Wang Anshi in the form of reminiscence three months later when he resigned from the post of Shuzhou Tong Magistrate when he was 34 years old (1054). He visited Baochan Mountain on his way home. Four years later (1058), he wrote tens of thousands of words to Song Renzong, advocating political reform. He resigned as prime minister after 12 years. He actively promoted the new law despite opposition from conservatives. He puts forward the view that "changes in nature are not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and people's words are not enough to show sympathy", which is similar to the point of view of this article.

Wang Anshi

Wang Anshi, also known as Jiefu, also known as Banshan layman. He was granted the title Duke of Shu, and later he was granted the title Duke of Jing. The world also calls him "Wang Jinggong". A native of Yanbuling (now Dengjia Lane, Linchuan District), Linchuan County, Northern Song Dynasty. He was given the posthumous title Wen, so he was also called "Wang Wengong". He was "little fond of reading" and was an outstanding politician, thinker, scholar, poet, writer, reformer in Chinese history, and one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty and leader of the New Party.

Ouyang Xiu praised Wang Anshi: "There are three thousand poems about romance in the Hanlin Academy and two hundred years of articles in the official department. When I grow old, I still have self-pity. Who will compete with my son later." The collected works handed down include "Wang Linchuan Collection" and "Linbu Collection". "Collections from Sichuan Collection" and so on. He is good at all styles of poetry and prose. Although he does not have many words, he is also the author of "History of Song Dynasty: Biography of Wang Anshi". As for the "Difficult Classics", "Su Wen", "Compendium of Materia Medica" and various novels, they read everything, and farmers and female workers asked about everything." "Reply to Zeng Zigong's Book".

Wang Anshi was also an innovation in literature. He was an active participant in the poetry innovation movement of the Northern Song Dynasty initiated by Ouyang Xiu. He opposed the loose style of writing in the early Northern Song Dynasty and advocated that articles should "serve the world". Most of his poems and essays exposed current ills and reflected social contradictions. His works reflect his political opinions and ambitions. His prose is powerful and unique among the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His poems are powerful and fresh, and his style is high despite not having many words.