This term refers to the most influential school of poetic criticism of the mid-Qing Dynasty named after its leader Zhang Huiyan（1761-1802), a scholar from Changzhou. He compiled the Anthology of Ci, containing 116 ci poems by 44 poets from the Tang, the Five Dynasties, and the Song periods. His aesthetic criteria for ci poetry included portraying …
This refers to people’s innate moral nature. The term first appeared in The Book of Rites. Ancient Chinese people widely believed that inborn human nature had feelings and a craving for knowledge of the outside world. However, they had different views as to whether morals were included in innate human nature. The majority of Confucian scholars held…
This term means poetry creation should present the unembellished beauty of nature and the genuine sentiments of human beings. The original meaning of yingzhi (英旨) is good taste. Used as a literary term, however, it refers to charming content and aesthetic conception in poetry. In The Critique of Poetry, Zhong Rong（？-518？） of the Southern Dynas…
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