The Cognition of Physical Properties and Cultural Imagination in the Localization of Opium:Focusing on the Poetry and fu of the Mid and Late Qing Dynasty
The Qing people's cognition and cultural imagination patterns regarding recreational substances,represented by tobacco,extended to their acceptance of opium.This was primarily reflected in three aspects:the cognition of physical properties,analogy with the immortals,and female imagination.Opium was integrated into daily life due to its possession of tobacco's"four virtues,"anti-malarial properties,and social utility.Under the influence of tobacco-related literature,opium entered the context of Daoist immortality practices,becoming a symbol of ideal moral character.Furthermore,influenced by tobacco-related poetic compositions,opium became part of the imagery system of poetry and prose about women,connecting with poetic emotions and an aesthetic lifestyle,and thus its harmfulness was weakened.This experiential mode of cognition,along with the moralized and aestheticized cultural imagination,obscured the real nature of opium,forming the basis for its acceptance.This discovery contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the modern perceptions of opium and reflects on the problem of opium in modern China from the perspective of acceptance.
tobaccoopiumcognition of physical propertiesanalogy with the immortalsfemale imagination
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