The source of "Asking the Sword Immortal An Zai Zai at the bottom of the pond" is as follows:
This is a poem from "Jian'an Poetry·Ci Fu" in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Funny Biographies". Among them, "all the green ants and flowers are blooming" refers to the ants drinking nectar on the flowers, and the flowers are in full bloom; "asking the sword fairy at the bottom of the pond" refers to asking the sword fairy in the deep pond; "An Zai Zai" is Question, meaning "where?". The overall meaning of this poem is to ask the sword fairy where he is now.
"Jian'an Ci Fu" is a term in the history of cultural studies and a genus of "Jian'an Literature".
Jian'an Ci Fu is a genus of "Jian'an Literature", a specific stage in the literature history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin Dynasties. The Jian'an period was a turning point in the concept of Fu. Jian'an Fu theory attached great importance to the artistic function of Fu and emphasized the lyrical characteristics of Fu.
Expression form - Jian'an literati advocated the critical inheritance of the "gorgeousness" of Han Fu; the choice of subject matter required broadening the field of subject selection in the vast real life.
In the "Compilation" of "Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" literature, the characteristics of the Jian'an literature of the times and the literary achievements of the "Three Cao" are highlighted as the "Jian'an style". The "Character of Jian'an Ci and Fu" inherited the "Character of Han and Wei Dynasties", and later generations collectively referred to it as the "Character of Han and Wei Dynasties" (the word "Wei" should include "Jian'an Ci and Fu").
"In the history of Chinese Ci and Fu literature, Jian'an Ci and Fu is a transitional period that connects the past and the next and leads to the prosperity of parallel prose." (Wang Zesheng's words).