Wu Jiang Shenshi Literary Family

In Ming and Qing dynasties, china south of River had many old and well-known families. These families attached importance to education, had deep family studies and cultural level. The SHEN clan of Wujiang is one . The present writer studies all Literary, and Artistic Creation of the SHEN clan, especially traditional opera and non-dramatic songs.Part one, the general situation of the SHEN clan. The forming of SHEN clan had many reasons, including natural, economic and humane environment . The SHEN clan had 400 years history , 17 generations from Ming to Qing dynasties. The clan had 147 writers and more than 100 works. The history of SHEN clan consists of 4 periods: forming, developing, flourishing and declining. There were "Tive phoenixs" in imperial examinations and "eight dragons" in literary creation. The literary passed on generation to generation in Ming and Qing dynasties.Part two, the studies of Shenjing. Shenjing carried on and developed SHEN traditional cultural. In traditional opera, Shenjing obtained great success, including music score and theory. The acting of traditional operas is his aesthetic standard of Chuanqi.Part three, the studies descendants of Shenjing. Shen Zi-jin made considerable headway in creation and the studies on the base of Shenjing. The Zaju of Shen Zi-zheng had great characteristics. The marriage YE and SHEN clans in three ages effected their literary creations. Ye Xiao-wan was the first woman writer in Chinese operas history. The "Wujiang group" and the controversy between Tang Xian-zu and Shenjing exerted tremendous influence on traditional operas history.Part four, the traditional literary studies of man writers of Shen clan. They gained great achievement in poem, Ci, Qu, and Sanqu. These writers kept in touch with the literary world. They had a certain position in literary history.Part five, the SHEN clan and the women writers. The women writers got great progress in poem and Ci field. They took the blood and marriage as link, took Shen Yi-xiu as center, formed a group,. Their works have distinct characteristic of clan-temperament of "Wu-meng-tang" . There were many reasons, the tradition education, marriage between well-known families.