The author of Yueyang Tower is Fan Zhongyan.
"The Story of Yueyang Tower" is a prose written by the Northern Song Dynasty writer Fan Zhongyan on September 15, the sixth year of Qingli (October 17, 1046), at the request of his friend Teng Zijing, the prefect of Baling County, to rebuild the Yueyang Tower.
By writing about the scenery of Yueyang Tower and the different feelings it brings to people when it is rainy and sunny, this article reveals the ancient benevolent heart of "not to be happy with things and not to be sad with oneself", and also expresses his "worry about the world first"
The patriotic feelings of loving the country and loving the people after worrying about the happiness of the world.
The article goes beyond the narrow scope of simply writing about landscapes and views, and combines the changes in nature, the wind and rain, and the "emotion of looking at things" of "immigrant poets", thus placing the focus of the entire article on discussing political ideals.
, which expands the realm of the article.
The full text integrates narration, scene description, lyricism, and discussion, with movement and stillness, light and dark contrasting, simple words, harmonious syllables, and the use of parallelism to contrast scenes, which has become an innovation in miscellaneous notes.
Fan Zhongyan (August 29, 989 - May 20, 1052), courtesy name Xiwen, Han nationality.
A native of Wuxian County, Suzhou.
An outstanding thinker, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Fan Zhongyan lost his father when he was young, and his mother remarried to the Zhu family of Changshan, so she changed her name to Zhu Shuo.
In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), Fan Zhongyan studied hard and passed the exam. He was awarded the title of Guangde Army Manager and joined the army. He welcomed his mother back to raise him and changed his name back to his original name.
Later, he successively served as magistrate of Xinghua County, school administrator of Mi Pavilion, general magistrate of Chenzhou, magistrate of Suzhou, etc. He was repeatedly criticized for his impartiality and outspokenness.
In the first year of Kangding (1040), he and Han Qi were appointed deputy envoys of Shaanxi Economic Strategy to appease and recruit, and adopted the policy of "garrisoning for a long time" to consolidate the northwest frontier defense.
In the third year of Qingli (1043), he served as the counselor of political affairs and launched the "Qingli New Deal".
Soon after, the New Deal was frustrated and Fan Zhongyan was demoted from Beijing. He knew Pizhou, Dengzhou, Hangzhou and Qingzhou.
In the fourth year of Huangyou's reign (1052), the official name was changed to Yingzhou, and Fan Zhongyan took up the post with help from the sick. He died on the way at the age of sixty-four.
Posthumously presented to the Minister of War and Duke of Chu, he was given the posthumous title "Wenzheng" and was known as Duke Fan Wenzheng in the world.
Fan Zhongyan has outstanding political achievements and outstanding literary achievements.
He advocated the idea of ??"worrying before the world's worries, and rejoicing after the world's happiness" and the integrity of people with lofty ideals, which had a profound impact on later generations.
There is "Collected Works of Fan Wenzhenggong" handed down from generation to generation.