Modern implication of fishing and firewood farming and reading

Significance Fishing and firewood farming and reading are the four major industries in China's farming society, representing the basic lifestyle of working people. The reason why ancient people like fishing and farming is not so much a yearning for this wild and indifferent life realm as a psychological sustenance or yearning for being an official and appreciated by the ruled.

It represents the basic way of life of working people in ancient China. Many of them are also symbols used by bureaucrats to express their life after retirement. Therefore, the traditional folk paintings in China often take the cultivation and reading of fishing firewood as the theme, and many classical furniture often take the cultivation and reading of fishing firewood as the carving pattern, which means that business is booming.

Tang, Gao Shi "Fengqiu County Records" "I am a fisherman, a savage, and I have a leisurely life." Song, Su Shi's "Former Red Cliff Fu" "My son and I are fishing on the river and making friends with elk."

Tang, Wang Wei, Taoyuan, Alleys and Paths, remove petals for him in the morning, and fishermen and farmers pull them for him at dusk. Song, Fan Chengda's "Enjoy the Frost in Tongshi Lake", "Fishermen and firewood are introduced into the new flower dock, and children are promoted to Xiaojincheng."

Brief introduction of the word "fishing"

Yu (Pinyin yú) is a Chinese character (commonly used word), which is the first-class universal standard of Chinese. This word first appeared in Shang Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Shang inscriptions. Its ancient form is like fishing by hand, or swimming in the water, or fishing with a net, or holding a fishing rod. The original meaning of "fishing" is fishing, and the extension refers to seeking things that should not be obtained.

Know words. There are three main fishing methods commonly used by people. One is to catch fish by hand in the water, the other is to catch fish by hanging a pole, and the third is to catch fish with a net. The above fishing methods can be confirmed in ancient Chinese characters, and the evidence focuses on the word "fishing".

Catch fish by hand, which is most prominent in ancient inscriptions. The writing of "fish" is like painting, not only the beginning and the end, but also the scales and fins are carefully drawn.