The South China Sea Set Chengzhai Body "the Evolution

Nanhaiji, a particular series poems, which covers the natural sceneriesand cultural landscapes in Lingnan, the march and the trade inGuangdong at that time, is an important breakthrough in the theme ofhis poems. In the aspect of the esthetic orientation, dominated by thealienating mentality, he admires the life in the remote areas and isinclined to the pursuit of the clarified taste. As a result, he also prefersto those new and surprising images in his poems arouse by thesurroundings. Written after breaking away from the encirclement ofJiangxi School of Poetry and after the mature of Chengzhai style,Nanhaiji occupies a transitional stage in the evolution of it as well asrepresents the outstanding features of it. Otherwise, Yang Wanli favorsand imitates Zhuzhi poems in Nanhaiji, which indicates another changeof his poetic styles.