Fan Zhongyan (范仲淹) was an outstanding politician and litterateur in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the posthumous title of "Wenzheng" and was known as the Revered Fan Wenzheng. His thoughts of "being the first to worry the worries of All-under-Heaven, and the last to enjoy its joys” and the integrity of a man of lofty ideals have had a profound impact on future generations.
【Hall of the Revered Mr. Fan】
During his tenure in Hangzhou, Fan Zhongyan was diligent in the official work and cared for the people, helping the poor and aiming to alleviate poverty. He was greatly admired and loved by the people. In 2005, a pavilion was built in his honor on the Solitary Hill.
Address: On the right side of the Memorial Hall of Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo, the Solitary Hill, Xihu District (西湖区孤山白苏二公祠右侧)
【The Ancestral Hall of Yan Ziling】
An ancestral hall for the Yan family had already been built in the Tang Dynasty in Yan Ziling’s Angling Terrace. After Fan Zhongyan was relegated to Muzhou (now Chun’an, Hangzhou), he restored the Ancestral Hall of Yan Ziling and erected a monument to commemorate Yan Ziling. Meanwhile, he wrote the eternal masterpiece "Mr. Yan’s Ancestral Hall", and praised Yan Ziling with the verses that became well known in China, which literally means "The cloud- and mist-shrouded high mountains are lush green; the rivers are vast and majestic; Mr. Yan, your exemplary conduct and nobility of character are higher than the mountains and longer than the Long River (last forever)."
Address: Diaotai Road, Tonglu County (桐庐县钓台路)