Research On The "Fairyland" In Tangnovels

“Fairyland” which is people’ yearning for the ideal life, could be find in manyliterary genres, especially in novels and poetry. Novels were in a very prosperousperiod in tang dynasty, so the fairyland could be found in plant of novels. Compare to theformer dynasty, the fairyland in novels had lots of change in Tang dynasty, such as theincrease of numbers, the improvement of the quality, the enhancement of the literatureideological. And the fairyland in novels also represents the unique aesthetic ideal of tongdynasty. This paper dose an in-depth and meticulous research on the fairyland in novelsin Tang Dynasty, and to explores the value of it.The paper contains five parts:The introduction part: the first section defines the fairyland. Review predecessors’research achievements on the definition to "fairyland”, and determine the definition ofthe paper. And then make it clear that the modification in different dynasties. In thesecond section, according to define on fairyland, determine the scope of the paper, andoverviewed the related studying achievement. At last, point out the value of this research.The chapter one divides the fairyland in Tang novels into four categories: thefairyland in heaven, the fairyland in island the fairyland in forest and the fairyland in thehuman body. And reviews each one’s history before Tang Dynasty, summarizecharacteristics of the Tang Dynasty.The chapter two is the main part of the paper. The first section introduces thechanges in tang novels, such as the increase in the types of fairyland, the change in themode of entry, the deepening of the degree of secularization. The second section analyzesthe reasons leading to these new changes, such as stable political and developed economy,the mind of Tao and human feelings contradictions, the popular of whoring and feast andthe special status of Female Taoist.The third chapter analyzes the literati ideological in fairyland Tong Yan novels. It isdivided into three parts, the pursuit of eternal life, The pursuit of wealth and power, Thepursuit of extraordinary love and the ambivalence between live in seclusion and becomean official.The chapter four describes the influence fairyland in Tong novels to later dynasties.