Selected Works of Xie Lingyun -- Classics Series of the Collection Department

Author: Li Yunfu
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Xie Lingyun's main creative activities took place during the Liu Song Dynasty, and his primary achievements lie in landscape poetry. Starting with him, landscape poetry became a distinct genre in the history of Chinese literature. Unable to achieve success in politics, Xie Lingyun channeled his emotions into landscapes, coupled with his profound literary cultivation, often composing poems upon climbing and observing. He successfully reflected the extraordinary and exquisite landscapes of Jiangnan in his poetry, crafting new expressions and meticulously carving them into verses.