Zhou Nan Zhao Nan refers to two parts in China's ancient book of songs, namely Nan Zhou and Zhao Nan.
Nan Zhou was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the late Ming Dynasty. He has been smart and studious since childhood, reading widely, and is especially good at poetry. His poetry works are famous for their graceful, gentle, fresh and refined, and are known as the representative of Nanxi Poetry School. Most of Nan Zhou's poetry works take landscape and pastoral as the theme, which shows his love for nature and enthusiasm for life. His poems incorporate the benevolence of Confucianism and the inaction of Taoism, forming a unique artistic style.
Zhao Nan, whose word is Nan Yin, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang at the end of Ming Dynasty. She is a talented woman who is good at calligraphy, painting and poetry. Her calligraphy works are vigorous, and her paintings are dense and artistic. Her poetry works are famous for being bold and unrestrained and expressing her mind directly. In Zhao Nan's poems, there are not only deep feelings for her husband Nan Zhou, but also profound reflections on social reality. Her poetry works are known as the representative figures of Nanfeng Ci School.
The literary achievements of Nan Zhou and Zhao Nan were highly praised at that time. Yang Shen, a famous writer in the Ming Dynasty, once commented on their poems: "Nan Zhou's poems are fresh and graceful; The words calling for the south are bold and unrestrained. Both of them are rare treasures in the literary world. " Wang Shizhen, a famous writer in the Qing Dynasty, also praised their poems: "The poems of Nan Zhou are as clear as spring water; The words of calling south are as hot as fire. Both of them are leaders in the literary world, which is a double gem. "
However, life in Nan Zhou and Zhaonan is not always smooth. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was social unrest and frequent wars. Their lives have also been greatly affected. Nan Zhou once wrote in a poem: "The world is like a dream, and life is like a cloud." Expressed his helplessness in troubled times and his desire for a stable life. Zhao Nan once wrote in a word: "Where is the way home in the world?" Expressed her worries about troubled times and confusion about the future.