Where is Xizhou (Poetic Narrative of Jiangnan Culture)

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Features: The "aesthetic-lyric" function in the Chinese national character thrives best in the culture of Jiangnan. Since aesthetic existence represents the highest ideal of individual life, it can also be said that the Chinese culture with an early emergence and profound accumulation of humanistic spirit has realized its highest logical stage in the Jiangnan lyrical culture. From a modern perspective, as Jiangnan lyrical culture represents a rare individualistic factor in Chinese culture, it also has the potential to become a traditional humanistic resource for enlightening and cultivating the individuality of the Chinese nation. In the unstoppable yet extremely unbalanced process of globalization, the distortion and alienation suffered by Jiangnan lyrical culture are arguably far more severe than those of any other regional culture in China. Their true circumstances easily evoke the desolate landscapes of Song and Yuan dynasty painters, and all we can do is preserve those classical fragments we hold dear on paper. If these narratives, as delicate as dreams and as gentle as fine rain, can provide a reference for people to gain a deeper understanding of the "lovable Jiangnan," that would be exactly what the author of this book expects and strives for.