A Textual Research on the Writing Year of Su Shi's"Charm of Lotus Blossoms"(Splendid Buds Contrast Among Lotus Leaves):the Problems and Reflections on Su Ci-Poems'Dating
The academic community has already accumulated fruitful results in the dating of Su Ci-poems,but opinions on the writing years of plentiful Su Shi's poems still vary.For Charm of Lotus Blossoms,Zhu Zumou,Long Yusheng et al.left it undated while Zou Tongqing and Wang Zongtang have improperly dated it to December in the fifth year of Xining(1072).After textual analysis,its writing year should be May in the second year of Yuanfeng(1079).In addition,there are several problems with the present dating work of Su Ci-poems,such as lack of evidence,undue reliance on previous studies and unitary means of argu-mentation.It is beneficial for the textual research of Su Ci-poems to improve with recognition,reflection and refinement.
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