Zhang Yan's general evaluation of Baishi's Ci in Etymology is: "Baishi's Ci is lofty and lofty, with magnificent words, but many strange words fail to catch Su Huang and are not as beautiful as Li Qingzhao, so although it has spirit, it is not enough for future generations to save goods."
1. In short, he thinks that Baishi's ci poems are lofty and flowery, but some of them are too weird and sinister, not as beautiful and moving as Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, so although they are energetic, they are not enough to be a model for future generations.
2. Zhang Yan's evaluation of Baishi's Ci in Etymology has the following points: Baishi's Ci is unique and magnificent, with a lofty atmosphere, but it also seems a little rough and stiff. In Baishi's ci works, the description of natural scenery and philosophy of life is excellent, which can show great momentum and profound thinking.
3. In Baishi's ci works, some words are used too strangely, which sometimes makes people feel stiff and unnatural and lacks some fluency. Some contents and emotional expressions in Baishi's ci works are too abstruse to be easily understood and accepted by ordinary readers. Zhang Yan's evaluation of Baishi's ci is relatively pertinent, which not only affirms his talent and the characteristics of his ci, but also points out some shortcomings.
4. Baishi (1621 -1686) was born in Luling, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province (now Jishui County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province). He was a famous writer, poet and calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Baishi is known as the founder of "Mei Wu Ci School", whose literary creation focuses on Ci.
5. His poems are famous for their freshness, lofty and profound artistic conception. They take natural scenery and philosophy of life as the themes, expressing his love for nature and thinking about life. His lyrics are unique in style, full of romanticism, poetic and philosophical. Besides literary creation, Baishi is also an outstanding calligrapher, who is good at regular script and running script, especially cursive script.
6. His calligraphy works are both vigorous and elegant, and are known as "white stone style". Baishi's life was rather bumpy. He experienced a turbulent period in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and was displaced many times and suffered many hardships. However, his literary and calligraphy talents earned him a certain reputation and status, and he was praised by later generations as one of the important figures in the literary world in the early Qing Dynasty.