Sui And Tang Dynasties Ocean Literature Research

From the beginning of Chinese history, people start a few sea activities. So the earliest sea literature appears. And the Chinese sea literature begins to develop in a normal way. Sui and Tang dynasty sea literature is an important part of Chinese sea literature. The sea literature has an apparent character of nature worship. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, as the most important book of Chinese sea literature, not only uses the fictional elements but also impresses the worship of nature power which is represented by the sea. Chinese sea literature inherits the aesthetic sense. The following sea literature texts still show this sense. From the Qin dynasty to the Jin dynasty, the sea literature combines the old sense with new sprit of the times and represents new developments and characteristics. It shows that human beings get to know the sea slowly and partly removes the mystery of the sea. Sea literature of this period not only inherits the old aesthetic sense but also mix the thoughts of individuality. All this has an important influence on Sui and Tang dynasty.Sui and Tang dynasty sea literature is a key part of the whole Chinese sea literature. It promotes the change of aesthetic sense in the coming periods and leads Chinese sea literature to a brand new direction. It creates a new value orientation in literature. It invents new system of elements. Thought it inherits fantastic nature from the former stage, it then slowly turns its perspective to human sea activities. As a result, it lays a foundation for follow-up sea literature. Moreover, it not only delivers the praise of the strong power of the sea, but also pays great attention to human potential. And it also shows further thought of the liberation of humanity and human subjectivity. It presents all above message to readers in the form of theme. From aesthetics terms, in spite of the romanticism in the texts of Sui and Tang dynasty sea literature, the writers change directions from fantasy to social and livelihood. The trend of realism in texts shows this thought. Behind this aesthetic ideal, we can see the impact that diverse foreign policy brings. So that up to intellectuals and down to citizens, all of them have the desire to consider the social situation and culture circumstances. That may force people to re-evaluate their culture and confirm their subjectivities. These inventions point another way that is more rational and modernized for the development of Chinese sea literature. That is exactly the biggest contribution that Sui and Tang dynasty sea literature makes to Chinese sea literature.