《宋史·列传·卷二百零三》
周邦彦字美成，钱塘人。其言行粗疏，少有检束，故不为州里推重，但他有好学的特点，曾博涉百家之书。元丰初年，周邦彦到都城开封，献上了万余言的《汴都赋》，使神宗大为惊叹。神宗命侍臣在迩英阁学习《汴都赋》。周邦彦也因此被召赴政事堂，自太学诸生一命为正，虽然周邦彦五年之间都没有被升迁，但他依然尽力于辞章写作，后出为庐州教授、知溧水县，并再次回朝为国子主簿。
元丰初，游京师，献《汴都赋》余万言，神宗异之，命侍臣读于迩英阁，召赴政事堂，自太学诸生一命为正，居五岁不迁，益尽力于辞章。出教授庐州，知溧水县，还为国子主簿。
Zhou Bangyan, with the courtesy name Meicheng, was from Qiantang. His words and actions were rough and lacked discipline, so he was not valued by his prefecture. But he had a passion for learning and had read a wide range of books. In the early years of the Yuanfeng period, Zhou Bangyan went to the capital city Kaifeng and offered more than ten thousand words of "Bian Du Fu", which amazed Shenzong. Shenzong ordered his courtiers to study "Bian Du Fu" in the Nierying Pavilion. Because of this, Zhou Bangyan was summoned to the Political Affairs Hall, and he was directly appointed as a regular student of the Imperial Academy. Although Zhou Bangyan hadn't been promoted for five years, he still tried his best in writing. Later, he went out to become a professor in Luzhou and the magistrate of Lishui County, and then returned to the court to become the director of the Imperial College. 