Intellectuals’ Daily Life And City Writing Of Luoyang In Northern Song Dynasty

There were many intellectuals in Luoyang.They recorded their daily life in Luoyang in different ways.Their works not only showed the diversity of city life,but also conveyed the writers’ understanding of this city.Zhang Qixian’s The Record of Old Anecdote of the Gentry in Luoyang was his memory of hometown.All kinds of people in Zhang Qixian’s stories had specific activity space.The center of the city was the symbol of order,while the activities taking place by the edge of the city represented the disorder.It could be seen from Zhang Qixian’s selective narration of the relationship that he had a deep affection for Luoyang,so he made great efforts to create a good local image.The poems and essays of Qian Mu Literati and Cai Xiang were the records of Luoyang officials in the early period of Renzong Dynasty.The officials showed different writing states when they performed their official duties and lived in private.The Chronicles of poems and writings of the government offices showed the urban construction of Luoyang and the style of scholars in this period.With the change of the objects of description,the meaning of advocating politics in poems and writings also appeared in different depth.The daily reflections in private residence reflected the personal interests,from which we can saw the thoughts of the officials on the past,the present and even the future.Yi Chuang Ji Rang Ji depicted the secluded life of Shao Yong in Luoyang.From his residence in Tiangong Temple,to Ludao Square,and finally to Shangshan Square by Tianjin Bridge,Shao Yong had been constantly integrating into Luoyang.By the time he settled down by Tianjin Bridge,Shao Yong reached a state of "little recluse".The Record of Famous Garden in Luoyang was Li Gefei’s Luoyang city travel notes in ShaoSheng Dynasty.Li Gefei came to Luoyang when he was politically frustrated.He used the rise and fall of Luoyang gardens as a metaphor for the world’s governance and chaos.It could be seen from The Record of Famous Garden in Luoyang that Li Gefei’s prosperous imagination had three connotations,people’s well-being,political integrity and family prosperity.His worry was that the ups and downs of family,the change of dynasties and the lapse of time,which would cause damage to the garden.Writers in different times had different identities.Multivariate urban experience guided their writing of Luoyang,the life images of intellectuals reflected in the writings were vivid portrayal of the urban changes of Luoyang in Northern Song Dynasty.