Fan Chengda wrote Twenty-five Seasons in the Garden. This poem means that plum trees become golden and apricots grow bigger and bigger. Buckwheat is gray, rape is sparse, and the days are long. As the sun rises, the shadow of the fence becomes shorter and shorter. No one passed by, only dragonflies and butterflies flew around the fence.
This poem is about the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. Plum yellow, apricot fat, wheat white and cauliflower are used in the poem, and the characteristics of rural scenery in the south in summer are written. There are flowers and fruits, and the color is tangible. The third sentence of the poem describes the situation of peasant labor from the side. In early summer, farmers are busy with farming, leaving early and returning late, and rarely see pedestrians during the day.
In the last sentence, only dragonflies and butterflies are flying to set off the silence in the village, which is even more quiet.
Fan Chengda's personal information:
Fan Chengda's handwriting is very capable, with a young Yuan. In his early years, he was named this mountain layman, and later he was named Shihu layman. Han nationality, a native of Wuxian County, Pingjiang Prefecture, was a famous official and writer in the Southern Song Dynasty. Twenty-four years in Song Gaozong Jinshi, Fan Chengda Jinshi. Yuan Wailang, a tired official, is a storyteller and worships the government hall. He walked on the road for three years and went out to know the situation.
In the past six years, as the envoy of the general, Jin Guo claimed the mausoleum of the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, striving to change the instrument of receiving books and return it to the letter. In the past seven years, he learned about Jingjiang House from Zhongshu Sheren, and spent two years in Xichun, and was transferred to the Wenfu Museum to prepare. After five years in Xichun, he was promoted to participate in political affairs. Since then, he has gradually learned about Mingzhou and Jiankangfu, which has made great achievements.
In his later years, he retired to Shihu and added a bachelor's degree in Senior Minister's Hall. In the fourth year of Shao Xi, Fan Chengda died in 68. He gave gifts to Shao Shi and worshipping the Lord protector, and posthumous title Wenmu was later called Fan Wenmu. Fan Chengda is famous for his literature, especially his poems. He started with Jiangxi School, studied the poems in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, inherited the realistic spirit of poets such as Bai Juyi, Wang Jian and Zhang Ji, and finally became a system of his own.
The style is simple, fresh and charming, and the poetry has a wide range of themes. The works that reflect the content of rural social life have the highest achievements. Together with Yang Wanli, Lu You and You Mao, they are called the four great poets of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. Their works had a great influence in the Southern Song Dynasty, especially in the early Qing Dynasty. There is a saying that Jiannan is home to the lake.