Study On The History Of Acceptance Of Xikun Style During Ming And Qing Dynasties

The style of poetry that we called Xikun, got the name because of the Xikun Chouchangji which was published in Song Dynasty.In the second year of its appearing, it had come across a lot of challenges like Shi Jie’s malicious slander From the Exploring the Strange Things, and the corrections made by Ou Yangxiu and Mei Xiaochen by their Revolution of Poem and Prose Movement. Therefore this style had ups and downs. Although it was really popular in the literary world for more than 40 years, and even almost make the Tang Dynasty’s poetry cannot continue to spread, but at last, it still gradually fade out the vision of the literati. When it came to the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the advocation of the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty’s poetry ethos had brought significant influence to poetry. Literary men’s receptional attitude towards Xikun were also affected by this literary ethos. In the early Ming dynasty, due to its continuation of the literary ethos since the Yuan Dynasty, some literati who like the poetry of the Tang Dynasty, boycotted the poetry of the Song Dynasty with a fierce attitude. As a result, Xihun had suffered a violent criticism from people like He Qiaoxin. Although there was a little literary common practice following the example of the Song Dynasty, but it didn’t change the whole situation. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, though Qizi (the diversity of the literature of Ming Dynasty which including seven members like Li Mengyang and He Jingming) and the Latter Qizi(the diversity of the literature of Ming Dynasty which including seven members like Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen) advocated learn the poetry of the Tang Dynasty, Xi Kun style reached the climax of the history of acceptance in Ming Dynasty. First, the earliest extant Edition of Xikun Chouchangji appeared at this time, and then, Zhang Xian issued an affirmation of this book. In addition, even Hu Yinglin had discussed its artistic feature and the reason for its disadvantages. But when it came to the late Ming Dynasty, scholars rarely pay attention to it.During the whole Ming and Qing Dynasty there was a peak in the early Qing Dynasty. In this period of time, not only had a lot of people advocated Xi Kun style represented as Feng Shu and Feng Ban, but also had someone further comment on it from a professional perspective of the poetry of Song Dynasty.What’s more, many versions of Xikun Chouchangji were published in this time, such as the version of Xu Qianxue, the version of Yi Shitang, the version of Ju Junsheng and some other handwriting versions worked by Feng Ban’s and so on. The earliest annotation version of Xikun Chouchangji was found in this time as well. In the middle of Qing Dynasty, though the Tang poetry won its popularity, there still were some people Payed a lot of attentions on Xikun like Guo Qiyuan, Weng Fanggang, Zhang Yunao and so on. A Synopsis of The Si Ku Quan Shu discussed and refuted those unfair treatment that Xikun had went through. Besides, the version of Pucheng Yishu of Xikun Chouchangji was also published during this period. In the late of Qing Dynasty,though the Song Poetry Movement, Tongguang Style and The middle and late Tang Dynasty diversity of literature appeared, scholars rarely pay attention to Xikun Style. Nevertheless, Liu Xizai thought it was delicate and pretty to a certain extent. The version of Yue Ya Tang series and Shaowu Xushi series were also published in Xian Feng and Guang Xu.