The Study Of Zhao Zhiqian’s Poetry

In the art history of Qing Dynasty,Zhao Zhiqian is one of the most accomplished artists.Since his youth,he has made great achievements in the study of classics,text exegesis and epigraphy.Not only that,Zhao Zhiqian has made great achievements in poetry creation.Zhao Zhiqian was born in the turbulent late Qing Dynasty.He lived in Kuaiji,followed Miao Zi,shunned chaos in Wenzhou and Fujian,lived temporarily in the capital city,worked as an official in performing arts,and worked as an official in Jiangxi.He has a wide range of friends,mainly including Jiang Shi,Wei xizeng,Hu Shu,Shen Shuyong,pan Zuyin,etc.In the society of internal and external troubles,he experienced heartache and spent his wandering life.From the aspect of subject matter and content,Zhao Zhiqian’s poems cover a wide range.Generally speaking,there are poems that chant history and satirize the present,which show his criticism of reality and distinct political ideas,and his patriotic feelings and life ideals,which show Zhao Zhiqian’s sense of injury and disorder and his practical concern for political and people’s livelihood.The second is narrative lyric poetry,which expresses the social mentality of scholars and artists in the late Qing Dynasty.It shows the broad-minded view of life and death and the spirit of seeking happiness in time.The length of narrative poetry is very long,showing the benevolent feelings of helping the world and saving the people and the thoughts of worrying about the country and the people.Thirdly,there are poems of painting and giving answers.As Zhao Zhiqian,who is good at painting,painting poems must be an indispensable part of his poems.Among his poems on paintings,most of them are poems on plum blossom,which are the most outstanding and can express his feelings.Zhao Zhiqian’s poems on plum blossom are characterized by borrowing materials to express his aspiration.The plum blossom in his works is also his own incarnation,and the poems of giving answers among friends that contain the poet’s emotional sustenance also account for a large proportion.In addition,there are some natural custom poems in Zhao’s poems,which sing about the local conditions and customs of Wen and min,which contain a strong spirit of benevolence and a strong sense of life.In the end,there are also poems with the meaning of Zen in Zhao’s poems.The language is not only interesting,but also contains profound philosophy of life in the simple language.Zhao Zhiqian’s poetry has a superb artistic expression,which is mainly reflected in the poetry’s language plainness,simplicity and nature,and the extraordinary use of ordinary words;colorful images,the depiction and accurate use of typical images;quiet and indifferent natural realm and artistic conception full of infinite fun.This makes Zhao Zhiqian’s poems as a whole show a naive and natural style.The creation of language is very plain and contains the interest of self satisfaction.Zhao Zhiqian realized the combination of painting in poetry,scholar’s poetry and poet’s poetry with his unique artist’s perspective.