| Songjue, named Jue,Lizhixian,Langdaoren and so on, which is one of the most famous wits of Putian in late Ming Dynasty. He was born in the Song family in Putian, which played an important role in Putian's political and cultural areas. As one of the members in Song family, he set foot on the way of studying when he became an adult with the family's responsibility and his own political ideals. He lived in Wulin and Wumen for about 30 years and died outside his hometown at last. Songjue failed to achieve his political ideals at the last moment, but during his studying tours he made many friends with Wu and Yue figures, such as four Mr Jiading and Qianqianyi who was the leader of poetic circles in Transitional period. He won the appreciation of intellectual circles with his bold personality, outstanding talent and the elegant artistic taste as well as the poetic interpretation of life. All his actions with his friends made him famous indirectly in people.Songjue's creations included a number of areas such as poetry and paintings. He had some poems which were clear and elegant, and his prose involved the particular people with particular things in the world. At the same time he spared no effort to organize the creations of forerunners, which did a great contribution for Putian cultural. In calligraphy, his official script, lines, grass, Kai were proficient, especially his creations of Han Li were appreciated by people at that time. His achievements in the carvings were more prominent. His creation of "Putian School" had a direct impact on the development of Qing Dynasty. In short he was a versatile generalist. |
