Fan Zhongyan (989~1052), born in Wuxian, Suzhou (in Jiangsu Province today), was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song Dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator.

范仲淹(989~1052)，出生在苏州吴县(今江苏境内)，宋代著名政治家、文学家、战略家、教育家。

His most famous work was Yueyang Lou Ji, composed on occasion of the reconstruction of Yueyang Lou under the governance of a friend of his.

范仲淹最著名的作品是《岳阳楼记》。范仲淹的朋友重建岳阳楼，应朋友之邀范仲淹写了《阳楼记》。

Yueyang Lou, a city gate by the side of Dongting Lake, was known as one of the three great Lou's in Southern China, due to their association with famous literary works (the others being Huanghe Lou and Tengwang Ge).

岳阳楼是洞庭湖畔的一座城门，是中国江南三大名楼(另外两座是黄鹤楼和滕王阁)之一。三大名楼因与之有关的著名文学作品而出名。

This commemorative Ji was written in prose, with extensive usage of phrases in four.

这篇记是用散文写成的，用了大量的四字短语。

It's most famous for the political ideal he expressed at the end, culminating in the oft-quoted “Feel worried before Tianxia starts to worry, and feel happy after Tianxia has rejoiced.”

这篇记最著名的是结尾部分表达的政治理想“先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐”，这句格言经常被引用，也是这篇记的高潮部分。

He was also known for his ci. Among the most famous are Su Mu Zhe and Yu Jia Ao.

范仲淹也因写词而出名，最著名的是《苏幕遮》和《渔家傲》。

Together with Su Shi, he was considered one of the founders of the "haofang" school of ci.

范仲淹和苏轼同为豪放派的创始人。