He is a poor boy, who has tried many times. He has never been an official all his life, and he has been wandering the rivers and lakes all his life, helping his friends by selling words for a living. He is versatile, proficient in temperament, able to compose his own music, and clear pronunciation and mellow voice. His works are famous for their ethereal subtlety. Jiang Kui is good at poetry, prose, calligraphy and music, and is another rare artistic all-rounder after Su Shi.
Poetry creation
Jiang Kui's poetic context is unique, and so is his artistic way of thinking and expression. His contribution mainly lies in transforming the expressive art of traditional graceful words and establishing new aesthetic norms. Jiang Kui's ci is ethereal and noble, imaginative and natural. Have high artistic achievements.
Calligraphy creation
Jiang Kui is also a calligrapher.
His sequel "Pu" was written after Sun's "Pu", but it was not a continuation of "Pu". He talked about all aspects of calligraphy art and expressed his thoughts. It is the most accomplished and influential academic work in the Southern Song Dynasty. musical creation
musical creation
Jiang Kui was an outstanding songwriter in ancient China. His tonal music has reached a high level in art and thought and is original. Jiang Kui's tonal music creation inherited the tradition of ancient folk music, made new breakthroughs in the use of beat, musical structure and scale, and formed a unique style.
Jiang Kui's main contribution in the history of music is that he left a six-volume Song of the Taoist White Stone with "score" for later generations, including his own self-written and self-directed songs, ancient songs and lyrics. Representative songs include Yangzhou Slow, Apricot Blossom Sky Shadow, Thin Shadow, Dimfragrance and so on. And he became the only outstanding musician in the Southern Song Dynasty.