| Chidu is a particular style in the Chinese literature phylogeny, which is one kind of tool for the intention of daily contact, and has the very strong practical function. Along with the historical development, its literariness is also getting stronger and stronger. The writing form of Chidu had appeared since pre-Qin, manifested the different characteristic in each historical period. Song Dynasty is the important stage of Chidu literary development. In this time, Chidu got a very big development in the style of writing and that of utilization. Li Zhiyi's Chidu has the unique research value among the Song Dynasty literators' Chidu writing. The twenty volumes Chidu in Li Zhiyi's anthology were mostly created during his relegation period, had the special significance. Li Zhiyi's Chidu provides a very good mirror for the posterity in exhibiting the literators' moral character, reflecting ones' thinking, and embodying the Song Dynasty style of writing. His Chidu in the utmost expression of "sentiment", and the intense representation of the "emotion catharsis", manifests the essential function in "as much as one likes", also establishes the "true qualities" status in the Song Dynasty Chidu phylogeny. |