Appreciation

White herons fly in front of Xisai Mountain, and the fish of the Peach Blossom River Mandarin Fish are fat.

Green Ruo hat, green straw raincoat, oblique wind and fine rain do not need to return.

[Notes]

1.

Seishan: west of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

2.

Egret: a water bird.

3.

Peach Blossom Water: The season of peach blossom is the time when the spring water rises in abundance, commonly known as peach blossom flood or peach blossom water.

4,

Ro hat: bamboo leaves woven hat.

5,

Demoiselle: rain coat made of grass or brown braid.

[Brief analysis]

This poem describes the scene of fishing during the spring flood in the water town of Jiangnan. There are distinctive colors of mountains and water, and the image of a fisherman, which is a landscape painting written in poems.

The first line is "the egret flies in front of Xisai Mountain", "in front of Xisai Mountain" points out the location, "egret" is a symbol of idleness, and it is written that the egret flies freely, which sets off the fishing father's The egret is a symbol of idleness. The second line "Peach Blossoms and Flowing Water Make Mandarin Fish Fertile" means that the peach blossoms are in full bloom and the river water is soaring, and the Mandarin fish are growing fat at this time of the year. Here the peach blossoms and the green water reflect each other, showing the lake and mountain scenery in front of Xisai Mountain in late spring, and rendering the living environment of the fisherman's father. Three or four lines "green Ruo hat, green straw raincoat, the wind and rain do not have to return", describes the fishing father fishing mood. The fishing father wears a green Ruo hat, wearing a green straw raincoat, in the wind and rain in the joy and forget to return. The "oblique wind" refers to the breeze. The whole poem is brightly colored and lively, vividly showing the fisherman's leisurely life.

The poet Zhang Zhihe was a native of Jinhua in the Tang Dynasty. He was a minor official in the imperial court, and later he lived in seclusion on the rivers and lakes, calling himself a smoky-wave fishing disciple. This lyric uses the expression of the life of a fisherman to show the pleasure of his own secluded life. The Fisherman's Songs, also known as The Fisherman's Father or The Fisherman's Joy, are probably folk fishing songs. The author wrote five Fishing Songs, and this is the first one. According to the record cited in "Lyric Forest Chronicle", Zhang Zhihe visited Yan Zhenqing, the historian of Huzhou, and asked Yan to help replace his boat because it was worn out, and composed "Fishing Songs".