"The Diary Of Zhang Xiufu" And The Poetry Circle Of Huxiang In The Late Qing Dynasty

Zhang Xiufu lived through the four dynasties of Daoguang,Xianfeng,Tongzhi and Guangxu,He served as an official in Hunan for more than twenty years,serving as Governor of Changsha,Yongshun and Yongzhou.He moved to various counties until he died in his post.He began to write diaries when he was appointed to his post in Hunan Province,and continued for more than twenty years until the end of his life.One of the main contents of Zhang Xiufu's diary was the recordings,in detail of the poets,events,poems and related activities of the Hunan poetry circle during Xianfeng,Tongzhi and Guangxu periods.Allowing us to draw a lifelike picture of the poetry circle.Compared with other literature on Hunan poetry in late Qing Dynasty,the diary describes the poets' emotions and mentality in their family life,literary and academic life and political life from the perspective of daily life narration.In trivial,mundane details and emotions,the poet's creative psychology,poetry production and poetry criticism of the historical scene,different levels of poets,poems and poetry activities constitute a vibrant whole Hunan poetry ecology.Zhang Xiufu served as an official in Hunan for more than twenty years,traveling to Changsha,Yongshun,Hengzhou and Yongzhou counties.He witnessed the change of personnel in Hunan officialdom,witnessed all kinds of oddities and witnessed the changes of life and current affairs in Chinese modern history.By examining his life experience,we can not only understand the late Qing Dynasty when people began to go abroad and learn about the world,a courtier with confucian thought,he was adherence to traditional thought and his observation and view of the times reflect the current situation of Hunan and even the late Qing officialdom.Behind the fate of nobody is the great history of internal and foreign invasion in the late Qing Dynasty.His life experience not only influenced his thoughts and literary creation,but also has important value to the understanding of modern history and politics.Therefore,his biography is an indispensable part of this article.Zhang Xiufu became an official in various counties of Hunan Province.As a governor,he had a wide range of contacts with a wide variety of people.He had frequent communication activities,including both local Hunan people and people living in Hunan.There are both officials and nobles,literary fame,small county officials,the middle and lower level of scribes,both teachers and elders,but also students,including all levels of the characters,The diaries not only record their deeds and poems,but also record the scenes of daily conversation and historical events.In the process of their communication,poetic ideas,poetic fashion and poetic characteristics are also revealed.Zhang Xiufu commented on the poems of famous or famous poets from the point of view of connoisseurs.Although the overall judgment was less,his comments on the main character of the poem,emphasize on elegance,In depth and detail,it is very pertinent and precise.Some of the poems are not collected from other collections,and they still have the value of preserving literature.At the same time,they also have diachronic records and evaluations,which can be called the writer's life history.Zhang Xiufu's comments on the poems of the students and scholars of the lower class focus on the poetic method,Including the form and content of poetry,and through the specific works to comment,intended to guide the future learning,teach people the way to write poetry,quite a simple language,has an important impact on Hunan poetry style.From the perspective of daily life communication,the diaries of more than 20 years outline a lifelike picture of Hunan literati in the period of Tongzhi and Guangxu,and vividly depict the living state and real face of the Hunan poetry circle.Zhang Xiufu's works are mostly related to Hunan,including the writing of a diary,the creation of poems and the compilation of local documents in Hunan.Zhang Xiufu's inheritance of the Book of Songs,influence Han to Wei,all six dynasties.Zhang Xiufu eventually learned the poetic methods of famous poets in the Tang and Song dynasties.Most of his poems were drawn from Hunan's customs and personal affairs,and had strong regional characteristics of Hunan.Zhang Xiufu's creative purport was closely related to the traditional cultural spirit in Hunan,both in content and form.As an official in Hunan for more than twenty years,his poetry creation is the constituent element and material of Hunan regional literature history,which should be brought into the Hunan region literature field of study and given due status and attention.In a word,the poets,events and poems recorded in Zhang Xiufu's diaries have made important contributions to the regional poetics of Hunan and deserve further review and study.