Cui Yin's Ode to the Four Hunts and the Geographical View of Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty as"Within the World"
Cui Yin's Ode to the Four Hunts during the Eastern Han Dynasty is a beautiful tribute to the four hunting tours con-ducted during the reign of Emperor Zhang of Han in the Yuanhe period.The text sequence and time of Ode to the Four Hunts re-flect Emperor Zhang's reverence for the balance of Yin and Yang during his timely tours.Besides,the writing on Emperor Zhang's patrol of respecting heaven and protecting people constructed a cosmic order of harmony between heaven and humanity,reflecting the construction of the sacred royal space of"harmony"by the Eastern Han Dynasty.The historical sentiment of visit-ing the place has always been reflected in Luoyang's geographical and cultural perspective,which is"within the world".The writ-ing of the above three aspects in Cui Yin's Ode to the Four Hunts reflects the profound influence of the geographical view of Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty as"within the world".
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