Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
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Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記) is a celebrated Northern Song prose essay that blends lyrical description of landscape with reflections on joy, aging, and the pleasures of rustic life.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Zuiweng Ting Ji | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese prose essay
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Northern Song prose ⓘ classical Chinese literature work ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Zuiweng Pavilion Scenic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ouyang Xiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorChineseName | 歐陽修 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 醉翁亭記 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | celebrated classic of Chinese prose ⓘ |
| dynasty | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine |
在乎山水之間也 (It lies in the mountains and waters)
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醉翁之意不在酒 (The Old Drunkard’s intention is not in the wine) ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical essay
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prose ⓘ |
| hasIdiomDerived | 醉翁之意不在酒 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Chinese school textbooks ⓘ |
| influence |
Chinese idioms and sayings
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later Chinese prose writing ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryImportance |
classic of Northern Song prose
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model text in classical Chinese education ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | guwen (ancient-style prose) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the Old Drunkard (Zuiweng) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Ancient Prose Movement (guwen yundong) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
Confucian view of joy in duty and people
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harmony between humans and nature ⓘ |
| portrays |
banquets and gatherings at the pavilion
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official’s life in the provinces ⓘ seasonal changes in the landscape ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Ouyang Xiu’s other essays ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
balanced sentences
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interplay of narration and description ⓘ parallel prose ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| setting |
Chuzhou
NERFINISHED
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Zuiweng Pavilion NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Anhui, China ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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joy ⓘ landscape appreciation ⓘ political withdrawal ⓘ rustic life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
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