Full text:
Qiu Jiang's solo fishing map
Qing Dynasty: Wang Shizhen
A boat with a hat, a silk and an inch-long hook.
Sing a song, drink a bottle of wine, and catch a river alone.
Translation:
Sitting on the boat, wearing a hat and a hemp fiber, a 10-foot fishing line and an inch-long hook;
Sing a fishing song loudly, drink a bottle of wine, and fish on the river alone this autumn.
Appreciate:
The whole poem describes a man dressed as a fisherman fishing on the river: a hemp fiber, a hat, a canoe and a fishing rod. The fisherman sings and drinks, and the chic fishing is vividly portrayed. Although I have caught the autumn of a river by myself, I can't help hiding a little bleak and lonely in my leisure time.
Creative background: This poem is a solo poem written by Wang Shizhen at the invitation of a friend in his early years for "The Map of Fishing Alone in Qiu Jiang".