Riverside fisherman
fan zhongyan
People who come to the river often only love perches.
Look at those poor fishermen, floating up and down in the big waves and rocking in the boats.
2. Translation:
There are countless people coming and going on the river, only knowing the delicious taste of perch.
Please look at that small fishing boat. It is in stormy waves from time to time.
3. Create a background:
Fan Zhongyan is a politician who advocates innovation. During the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, he served as a counselor and presided over the political reform. He was able to care about the sufferings of ordinary people living in the lower classes of society and wrote some poems sympathetic to the working people, but few of them have been handed down.
There are many rivers and rivers in Jiangnan water town, and fish and shrimp are very rich. Among them, Jiangsu Songjiang four-gill bass (four-gill bass) is the most famous. There is no one who doesn't like this specialty and doesn't want to taste this delicious food. Fan Zhongyan, a native of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, grew up on the edge of Songjiang. I know this situation very well. However, in his poems, he did not only pay attention to the delicacy and admiration of perch, but noticed something more noteworthy. I have noticed the pain and danger of fishermen hidden behind this profession and expressed my deep sympathy.
4. Introduction to the author:
Fan Zhongyan (989- 1052), a native of Wenqian, Han nationality, was a famous politician, thinker, strategist and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was called "Duke of Fan Wenzheng". Fan Zhongyan has a high literary accomplishment and wrote the famous Yueyang Tower.