This term, concerning the motivation in poetry writing, was first used by the Southern Dynasty poetry theorist Zhong Rong (?-518?) in his The Critique of Poetry. He emphasized the impact upon a poet's creative activities of seasonal changes and encounters between humans, maintaining that the poet uses his work to show his inner feelings and aspira…
A technique or style in creating literary works, it refers to the use of concise language in portraying a simple artistic image, whose rich feelings and implications are elicited in a subtle manner, so that readers can intuit multiple hidden meanings. One finds a straightforward and factual manner of expression in early literary and artistic works i…
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Yue were neighboring states which were hostile to each other. Wu and Yue people being in the same boat is a metaphor for overcoming old grievances to face common danger. When people from these two states were crossing a river in the same boat and encountered a storm, they had to work together to save themselve…