Study of the Five Great Families in Western Ling

Author: Zhang Wei, Liang Yang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-03
Features: In Guangxi, the provincial capital at the time, Guilin, the flourishing of classical Chinese literary creation was furthered by the initiative of Lü Huang returning to his hometown to spread the principles of the Tongcheng School of classical prose. This led to an increasing number of influential representative writers such as Zhu Qi, Long Qirui, Wang Zheng, and Peng Yuyao, who guided the trend of classical Chinese composition. They were once hailed as the "Five Great Masters of Lingxi" for their contributions, making Guangxi one of the most outstanding regions in classical Chinese literary creation during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods. The emergence of the "Five Great Masters of Lingxi" as a group of classical Chinese writers reflects the self-awareness of the Tongcheng School to expand its influence, as well as its efforts to maintain and continue the remarkable achievements of the school under the historical conditions of innovation.