Legendary Ancestor: The Story of Gao Ming, Zhejiang Cultural

Author: Wan Qingchuan
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Brilliant, highly talented and knowledgeable during his lifetime, renowned as a celebrity of his time; after his death, he was revered as the ancestor of music for his composition "Pipa." He struggled endlessly within the vast web of feudal culture throughout his life: ambitious, hoping to serve the virtuous emperors Yao and Shun, yet stuck in low-ranking positions with his ambitions unfulfilled; yearning for lush forests and abundant grasslands, yet indecisive in his actions; feeling despair towards the old dynasty, yet ultimately becoming its steadfast guardian; deeply analyzing the structural contradictions of feudal Confucianism, yet attempting to revitalize society by promoting loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness. He is a tragic archetype among the millions of scholars in the feudal society!