Idioms story: Dongpo painted fan（The original China characters Idioms:东坡画扇）

The past in ancient China, there is a name “Su Dongpo (also known as ‘Su Shi’)” the man who had great sympathy for the poor.
He was in one place, when the official time, there is a silk merchant to charge a fan of the workers produced 20,000 owed to their own money.
Worker explained: “Not long ago, my father died, spent a lot of money. And Hangzhou this year, so many days of rain, the weather was cold, no one needs a fan, I can not sell fan, I take a short time no money to pay back the money. ”
Su Dongpo After much reflection, so that the workers go home to do his fans brought.
Su Dongpo pick from 20 folding fan, pick up the brush on his desk, in the fan on the inscriptions and paintings, and Su Dongpo allow workers to hurry up to get the market to sell. Because Su Dongpo is a very famous writers and artists, his words and paintings very valuable, so the workers Gangchu the court gate, his fans were there sold out, every fan had bought a 1000 money, just to so that workers are also on the arrears.

Su Dongpo his previous 45 years of age, was detained in prison for 100 days, but fortunately encountered the emperor was only let out a pardon. He later said in an article: “I do not like from childhood to kill organisms, but not completely cut off. Has recently started not to kill the pig and sheep, but I naturally like to eat crabs, clams, sometimes need to kill biological. Last year I was in prison, began to think that can not be released from prison, did not think there was an opportunity for pardon, so since then it does not kill any living creature. I sometimes buy crabs, clams, regarded them to let go . Although it is known in the rivers where they are also not survive, but they survived it if? even if they can not survive, but also has been made than in the wok dishes where good. I do not have any particular idea, simply because I have experienced the suffering of the , and the kitchen chickens, ducks as well, so do not want to eat anything because of his reasons, so that innocent creatures are endless fear. but I hate that they can not forget the delicious food, so sometimes buy a dead crabs, clams to eat. ”
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Idioms “Dongpo painted fan”,metaphor, or describe the compassion and pity the poor suffering encountered in life, difficulties or disasters.