An important reason why the preface to Lanting Collection is famous in later generations is that Wang Xizhi wrote the preface to Lanting Collection.
The first half of this preface describes the general situation of this great event, describing the beauty of mountains and rivers and the joy of drinking and chanting. The second half thinks of the shortness of life from the joy in front of us, and ends with emotion, which makes people daydream infinitely.
The content of Lanting's poems, or expressing the pleasure of appreciating mountains and rivers, shows the aesthetic taste of mountains and rivers; Or express Hyunri directly by landscape. The pleasure of writing a tour includes the beauty of mountains and rivers, the joy of drinking and the elegance of poetry, and its central content is the aesthetic pleasure obtained in the beautiful natural and humanistic environment. For example, Wang Xizhi said, "I am glad this spring, and I am gentle." Singing and dancing, the world is in the same stream. ""Although there is no silk and bamboo, Xuanquan sounds clear. Although there is no whistling and singing, there is more fragrance in the chanting. Sun Tong: "When birds sing the long river, the mountain peaks are blown every morning. "There are also some poems about cultivating mountains and rivers to forget the worries. For example, Wang Xuanzhi said, "Pine and bamboo stand on a cliff, and a still stream stirs up a clear stream. Xiao San was filled with emotion, and he was full of worries. Wang Huizhi: "I scattered with the mountains and rivers, but I forgot the shackles. Wang: "I have a good mood. I donated all my dust." "This part of the content is roughly equivalent to the meaning of the first half of Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection. In the landscape tour, I experienced Hyunri's works, such as Wang Xizhi's: "Looking up at the blue sky and overlooking the clear water bank. It's reasonable and self-sufficient to have no opinions for a long time ... Although this group is uneven, it's not new to me. "This is the infinite power that nature gains from appreciating mountains and rivers. Xie An: "Everything is mixed with reason. I feel sorry for Peng Yu. "Is to express all things muddy, don't distinguish Peng's injury.
The artistic level of Lanting's poetry, whether it is landscape or Hyunri, is not high, but it shows that the poet has begun to pay attention to the aesthetics of landscape and learn about Hyunri. This attempt indicates that landscape poetry will rise. Lanting Ji Ya had a great influence on the life interest of China literati, and also promoted the formation of poetry schools.