THE FISHERMAN ON THE STREAM
Fan Zhongyan
(989-1052, Song Dynasty)
You go up and down stream;
You love to eat the bream.
Lo! the fishing boat braves
Perilous wind and waves.
江上渔者
宋 范仲淹
江上往来人,但爱鲈鱼美。
君看一叶舟,出没风波里。
About the poet
Fan Zhongyan, a Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet who was also a thinker who focuses on politics and military strategies. Beside being a literati, Fan wrote profound philosophical works on ethics that made an impact on today's Chinese civilization.
About the book
300 Tang Poems / Translated by Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021)
Published by China Intercontinental Press
About the translator
Born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. Xu's translator career was hugely influenced by his mother. His mother was an well educated woman who was fond of art and painting. Growing up around her mother, Xu acquired her refined cultural taste, ensuring he would have a strong pursuit of beauty in his works.
Fan Zhongyan
(989-1052, Song Dynasty)
You go up and down stream;
You love to eat the bream.
Lo! the fishing boat braves
Perilous wind and waves.
江上渔者
宋 范仲淹
江上往来人,但爱鲈鱼美。
君看一叶舟,出没风波里。
About the poet
Fan Zhongyan, a Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet who was also a thinker who focuses on politics and military strategies. Beside being a literati, Fan wrote profound philosophical works on ethics that made an impact on today's Chinese civilization.
About the book
300 Tang Poems / Translated by Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021)
Published by China Intercontinental Press
About the translator
Born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. Xu's translator career was hugely influenced by his mother. His mother was an well educated woman who was fond of art and painting. Growing up around her mother, Xu acquired her refined cultural taste, ensuring he would have a strong pursuit of beauty in his works.
Book 300 Tang Poems translated by Xu Yuanchong Photo: Courtesy for China Intercontinental Press
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