Wanling Scholars Following Elegance:the Acceptance and New Change of Mei Yaochen in Xuancheng School
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties,poetry schools formed frequent associations.Shi Runzhang,Gao Yong and others formed a local poet cluster"Xuancheng School".The"Xuancheng style"and"Wanling style"born in Xuancheng School come down in one continuous line.They are all based on the praise and imitation of Mei Yaochen's personal poetic style.The difference is that Xuancheng style was formed by the inheritance of the regional cultural heritage of Xuancheng in the early Qing Dynasty.Although it inherited Mei Yaochen's elegance,it also accumulated some of its own styles and characteristics accord-ing to the changes of generations and twists and turns of times.The acceptance and new change of Mei Yaochen's poetic style by Xuancheng School in the Qing Dynasty came from regional factors,family factors and the upsurge of Zongsong in the early Qing Dynasty.
Mei YaochenXuancheng Schoolliterary geographySong poetryQing poetry