New Discussion on the Creation Time of Cao Zhi's Journey to a Distant Land
Journey to a Distant Land is a five-character poem written by Cao Zhi,a famous poet in the Han and Wei Dynasties.Its creation has been recognized as in his late period by the academic circle,but the specific time is unknown and has rarely been discussed.There are different opinions and more scholars ignore it or simply consider it as Cao Zhi's later works,but do not distinguish between the poet in the period of Huangchu and Taihe.Based on the Cao's life story and a careful investigation of his psychology,it can be inferred through text verification that the creation of Journey to a Distant Land can be dated back to the later stage of the period of Huangchu.
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