A Study On The Interpretation Of The Story Of Fan Li And Xi Shi

Fan Li and Xi Shi are famous figures in ancient Chinese history.One is a counsellor,who helped Gou Jian to overcame his previous shame,one is Xi Shi,one of the four major beauties in Chinese history,her beauty and legend have been circulating for thousands of years.Since the beginning of the pre-Qin Dynasty,there are separate accounts of Fan Li and Xi Shi in the writings of Zhu Zi,but there is no intersection between them.By the Han Dynasty,Annals of Wu and Yue written by Fan Ye and Yue Jue Shu written by Yuan Kang were created on the basis of historical facts for the first time.This made Fan Li and Xi Shi met for the first time.,the two individuals who were not related in history were written into the same story as male and female protagonists,and were arranged to different endings.The differentiation of "Xi Shi’s Death" and "Joint Escape with Fan Li" gave the posterity infinite space for future written,and thus became the starting point for the re-creation of related literary works of later generations.When the story of Fan Li and Xi Shi developed to the Tang Dynasty,there were still many writers writing about them.Tang and Song poems portrayed the two from different angles,but they were mostly scattered and few in number.In the Song Dynasty,the content and purpose of poems did not get more progresses compared to the Tang Dynasty,but the risen of Opera has led to the writing of Fan Li and Xi Shi’s story.During this period of time,the representative work Dong Ying’s poem:[Bo Mei] Poem of Xi Shi.It promoted the process from the mere words in the poems to the story development.In the Jin and Yuan Dynasties,the works were more abundant,and there were related works in San Qu and Opera.Especially in Yuan San Qu,many titles were written about Fan Li and Xi Shi as the main writing objects.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the novels have changed dramatically and it pushed Fan Li and Xi Shi’s story to its peak.The most famous is Huan Sha Story by Liang Chen Yu during the Jia Jing Period of the Ming Dynasty.This work puts Fan Li and Xi Shi’s love in the background of the far of Wu and Yue,and it opened a precedent for later writings,that is "Write the sense of rise and fall with the feeling of separation and reunion".Fan Li and Xi Shi’s story has a long history,it has developed and added new elements through the creation of literati,and it has always been loved by the world of people.The changing process of the story of Fan Li and Xi Shi is influenced by so many factors such as the change of times,ideological and cultural background,ethical values,literary creation trends,and the personal position of the writer.In this process,the literati’s self-consciousness was gradually increased.Because of this,Fan Li and Xi Shi have evolved from mere character descriptions to literary narratives.The story and drama are increasingly enhanced.The plots and endings of the stories,and the personal image portrayal also have different times,which are in dynamic development and change.The evolution of Fan Li and Xi Shi’s story has a high historical value.It not only makes Fan Li and Xi Shi’s names deeply rooted in the hearts of the people,but also affects readers’ aesthetic judgment of the image of the characters.It has also become the prototype of early historical interpretation,which has profoundly affected later generations and the development of literary works,including The Palace of Eternal Life and The West Wing.