The poem "White Herons Fly in Front of Xisai Mountain, Peach Blossoms and Flowing Mandarin Fish Get Fatter" describes the scenery in spring.

Fisherman's Songs: originally the name of a tune, but later people filled in lyrics based on it, and it became the name of a phrase.

Egret: a white water bird.

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

Chinese Mandarin Fish: commonly known as "flower fish" and "gui fish". It is a flat, large-mouthed, thin-scaled, yellowish-green fish with a delicious flavor.

"The white heron flies in front of Xisai Mountain, the peach blossom water mandarin fish is fat" is from the lyrics of Zhang Zhihe, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "Fisherman's Songs - The White Heron Flies in Front of Xisai Mountain": "The white heron flies in front of Xisai Mountain, the peach blossom water mandarin fish is fat. Green Ruo hat, green raincoat, oblique wind and fine rain do not have to return."

Interpretation: In front of Xisai Mountain, egrets are flying freely, peach blossoms are in full bloom on the riverbank, spring water is rising, and Mandarin fish are fat in the water. The fisherman wears a green-colored Ruo hat on his head and a green Demoiselle raincoat, braves the slanting wind and fine rain, and fishes happily, using no need to go home.

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The first two lines of this poem are about the place and season of fishing. In these two lines, there are mountains, water, birds, flowers and fish, outlining a beautiful environment for fishing and paving the way for the characters to appear. The last two lines of the poem are about fishing on the smoky waves. The phrase "gentle wind and rain" in the last line is not only a realistic description of the scenery, but also has a deeper meaning. This song expresses the author's yearning for a free life by praising the natural scenery and the fisherman's fishing.