The Literary Writing Of Mountain Tai During The Wei,Jin And The Southern And Northern Dynasties

The thesis reviews the literary writing of Mountain Tai during the Wei,Jin,Northern and Southern dynasties.The name of Mountain Tai develops and changes with circulation,which begins with “Tai Shan” and develops into “Dai Zong”,“Dai Yue”,and “Dong Yue”.The name circulation indicates the functional transition of Mountain Tai.The function of Mountain Tai underwent the transition from the nature worship of ancestors to the political tool of the Emperor.The literary writing of Mountain Tai can be summarized as three topics: 1)the objective description of the spectacular naturel sight,2)the symbol of kingship,i.e.,the sacrificial ceremony,and 3)the imagination of supernatural being.There are different origins for the above-mentioned topics.As for the peoples like powerful ministers,they tend to use the second topics in order to consolidate the Emperor's rule.To be more concrete,they tout the divine right,advocate ancient rules,and offer sacrifices to Heaven and the Earth,which explains the appearances of the worship-oriented literary works.As for literati,they experience the social unrest and witness the death of massive refugees.The experience and witness deepen their understanding of life and death.Therefore,they express the criticism for the war,the sympathy for people,and the lament for personal inability.However,they want to achieve their life values during such a turbulent period,which motivates the appearances of the utilitarian-oriented literary works.The rite collapse contributes the awakening of personal consciousness,and hence people focus on the true beauty of the nature.As for this perspective,Mountain Tai is adopted as a tool by which they express their emotion and tout their nobility.Moreover,the Taoism theory requires the gymnosophist retreating to the mountain,which boosts the development of the mystical literature about Mountain Tai.The thesis proposes a comprehensive overview of the literary writing of Mountain Tai.In general,the cultural symbol of Mountain Tai originates from the personally objective description and emotional expression of Confucianism,e.g.,the “Small Word Goldenthal Hill”,and “heavier than Mount Tai”.Nowadays,Mountain Tai becomes a crucial cultural symbol of China after a longtime development and changes with circulation.