The writing background of "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons" was during the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, the poet Fan Chengda returned to his hometown and wrote a series of large-scale pastoral poems in his hometown. These pastoral poems were divided into spring and late spring. , summer, autumn and winter, five parts, each part has 12 poems, and there are 60 poems in one chapter. In addition to describing the various scenery in the countryside throughout the year and the hard life of the farmers, these poems also revealed the exploitation suffered by the farmers at that time by the rulers and the hardship of the people's lives at that time.
1. The author of "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellany"
The author of this series of poems is named Fan Chengda. I believe everyone has studied the poems written by Fan Chengda In addition to being a very great poet, Fan Chengda was also a capable minister during the Song Dynasty. In the 24th year of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty in Shaoxing, Fan Chengda passed the Jinshi exam. Passing the Jinshi exam was much more difficult than the current college entrance examination. It was truly like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.
Fan Chengda officially entered the officialdom after becoming a Jinshi. After decades of ups and downs, Fan Chengda served as a high-ranking official and was demoted. He put his rich life experience into Putting his trust in words, he wrote many very exquisite articles and poems. Fan Chengda, together with Lu You, Yang Wanli and You Miao, is known as the "Four Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty". At the same time, his works deeply influenced later generations of poets. During the Qing Dynasty, there was a very famous saying: "The sword is in the south and the stone lake is in the house." This saying describes Fan Chengda.
2. The life of the people during the Southern Song Dynasty
It is not an exaggeration to say that the life of the people during the Southern Song Dynasty was in dire straits. At that time, the Song Dynasty was poor and weak. Not only was its military capability very low, but the rulers' ruling talents were also very limited. As a result, the common people were not only invaded by foreigners, but also often exploited by some high-ranking officials and gentry. When Fan Chengda wrote "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons", he also incorporated his dissatisfaction with the secular world into it.