Research On Zeng Guo-fan's Poems "Accumulating-Li " And "Norishing-Qi"

Zeng Guofan is a representative figure of the Song poetry movement in the Qing dynasty.His creations and poetic theories have exerted an important influence on the poetry of the Qing Dynasty.Zeng Guofan did not have a systematic theory of poetics.His poetic ideas were mainly scattered in his diaries,letters,extracts and other writings.His poetic theory of "Accumulating-Li" and "Norishing-Qi" has a rich theoretical connotation.At the same time,there are concrete ways to achieve it.In Zeng Guofan's poetic theory,the“Reason" of "Accumulating-Li" has multiple meanings:one refers to the Confucianism;the second refers to the philosophy in daily life;and the third refers to the accumulation of facts and reasons through reading and observing the outside world.His main ways of "Accumulating-Li" are:First,through the accumulation of books;Second,through the accumulation of hands-on practice.Third,through the reinforcement of personal cultivation.One of the"Norishing-Qi" is Zeng Guofan's innovative development of the previous generation's essay tradition.The connotation of the cultivated Qi is mainly has three aspects.The first refers to vocalization;the second refers to the aesthetic temperament presented by poetry;and the third refers to the temperament of writers expressed through poetry.The main ways of raising Qi are:First,the practice of daily life;Second,reading and creation to writing to nourish Qi;Third,due to the teaching of nature.The "Accumulating-Li"and "Norishing-Qi" are complementary to each other,and are unified in Zeng Guofan's poetic creation.Zeng Guofan has actively practiced the poetic theory of"integration" and "nourishing" in his poetry creation.In the content of poetry,Zeng Guofan's poems mainly describe the wisdom of daily life,the heroic spirit of lofty spirit,and the awe-inspiring spirit of the family,and the spirit of a gentleman and self-confidence in making friends.In the artistic characteristics poetry,Zeng Guofan's poetic creation emphasizes reasoning,empathy,and tone.Zeng Guofan's artistic features of these poetry contents and forms are precisely the application of his"Accumulating-Li" and "Norishing-Qi" poetic theory in poetry creation.The formation of Zeng Guofan's poetic theory did not happen by accident,but had its unique and complicated reasons.First of all,Mencius and Han Yu's theory and the Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties are important philosophical foundations.Second,the traditional thesis of Cao Pi and the Tongcheng poetry that began with Cao Yu are their direct poetic origins.Furthermore,the influence of the Huxiang culture and the social reality at that time were its indispensable theoretical generating environment.Finally,Zeng Guofan's personal character cultivation is the main cause of his theoretical creation.Zeng Guofan's poetic theory of"Accumulating-Li" and "Norishing-Qi”is the forerunner and development of poetics,which won the favor of the poetry at that time with a more open and inclusive theoretical character.The study of this poetic theory helps us to fully understand and evaluate Zeng Guofan's poetic theory creation.which has a great value and significance to the study of Qing Dynasty poetry.