On the Writings about Luoyang in Chinese Ci and Fu of Western Jin Dynasty
There were totally more than 230 essays created in the Western Jin Dynasty,of which about 104 were re-lated to Luoyang.The essays in the Western Jin Dynasty expressed the feeling of"sadness"about Mang Mountain in the north part of Luoyang,and additionally endowed the meaning of"virtue"to the Yellow River and the Luo River,thus giving birth to a unique style of"shan bei shui de",that is,a compound feeling of reverence and re-spect for nature and life,of Luoyang in the Western Jin Dynasty.The descriptions of the buildings in Luoyang in these essays mainly focused on the Taiji Hall,Jinyong City,the Duplex Halls,the Hualin Garden,and the Holy Spring,all being quite magnificent and splendid.The essays about plants,animals,objects and utensils in the Western Jin Dynasty reflected the prosperity and peace of Luoyang to some extent,while the essays on sacrifices,banquets,and the rites of plowing the ancestral land not only highlighted the revival of the Zhou Rites in Luoyang at that time,but also intended to show the legitimacy of the Western Jin Dynasty's ruling.The essays in the Western Jin Dynasty recorded both the natural disasters and the extravagant lifestyle of the upper class in the imperial capital of Luoyang,meanwhile,there appeared quite a few essays composed by distinguished scholars and literati.
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