The Research On The Literature Of The Painters In Yangzhou In Mid

Owing to the advantage of special geographic location, profound cultural connotations and the salt traders'support to local culture and arts, Yangzhou attracted scholars around the word in mid-Qing Dynasty, which brought this city the prosperity of culture and arts and unique cultural landscape . These scholars are both literati and painters. The"eight eccentrics of Yangzhou"are the outstanding persons among them, they wrote about their won personal emotions in the pursuit of individuality and special appreciation of the beauty.Zheng Banqiao, as the representative of the"eight eccentrics of Yangzhou", adopted his painting concept to his writing and made a name for himself because of the distinct character. This article mainly talks about the development of the literature of the painters by overlooking the human landscape and literature of the painters in Yangzhou at that time, especially by studying the literary works of Zheng Banqiao.