"Jiang Xun Talks about Song Ci (Revised Edition)" Author: Jiang Xun Publisher: CITIC Press

This book is revised based on "Jiang Xun Talks about Song Ci" (2012 edition).

Mr. Jiang Xun talks about the masterpieces of important poets such as Li Yu, Feng Yansi, Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Yan Jidao, Ouyang Xiu, Liu Yong, Su Shi, Qin Guan, Zhou Bangyan, Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji, and Jiang Kui according to the time context of the Five Dynasties, Northern Song Dynasty, and Southern Song Dynasty.

In Song poetry, there are both concise, elegant, and modest emotions, as well as bold, intense, and exciting ones. Beauty has no fixed rules, but it can all become the color of one's life. This is the inspiration and comfort that Song poetry brings us.

Reading Song poetry is like reading life itself, fullness and loneliness, joy and sadness each have their own beauty. Remember the evening glow among the flowers, remember the wars, face the ups and downs with an open mind, and cherish yourself.

Mr. Jiang Xun devoted himself to the beauty of art and culture. "He created novels, essays, art history, discussions, and paintings. He worked hard to reconstruct national aesthetics and historical memory, enlighten the sensory aesthetic enjoyment in the lives of ordinary people, and devoted himself to being a preacher of beauty. He was humble and bright, and his demeanor was magnificent, which brought us joy, emotion, glory and pride." Zhang Xiaofeng, a famous Taiwanese writer, once described this "preacher of beauty" in this way: "(Jiang Xun) is good at awakening the beauty of lowered eyebrows and drooping eyelashes, allowing us to see the brilliant and dazzling eyes. He is good at awakening the beauty of silence and silence, allowing us to hear the gorgeous singing voice like the cry of an oriole in the green willows."