Profound and Strong,Elegant and Clear—On the Huxiang Writing in Tao Shu's Prose and Its Cultural Influence
With his legendary life experience,Tao Shu cast the"pragmatism"of officials in the"quality"of his prose,forming a"substantial inside and expansive outside","profound and strong,elegant and clear"style.Tao Shu refined his words with elegance and strength,and his writing is full of heroic spirit.The"profound and strong,elegant and clear"style is particularly obvious in the writing of ethnic genealogy,the people,the debate of names and objects,and prefaces to anthologies of poetry and prose.The heroic spirit of Tao Shu's prose is integrated in the Huxiang writing,adding historical and cultural richness to the famous objects,systems,geography and ethnic groups of Huxiang.Tao Shu's Huxiang writing boosted the confidence and confidence of the Huxiang scholars,and led the way to the rise of the Huxiang culture in the late Qing Dynasty.