Wang Shizhen wrote more than 500 kinds of works and wrote more than 4,000 poems in his life, mainly including The Essentials of Mountain Man in Yuyang, Collection of Silkworm Tails, Miscellanies in Chibei, Notes on Xiangzu, Juyilu, Wenlue, Yang Yushi, Jingji, Feeling and so on. In the fourth year of Kangxi (1665), Wang Shizhen was promoted to be a doctor of the Ministry of Agriculture and became an official in Beijing. At that time, talented people and poets gathered in Beijing, which provided a stage for Wang Shizhen to display his talents. In poetry creation, he put forward the theory of "verve" and created a poetic style. Wang Shizhen is versatile and has a large number of masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. His poems and poems about scenery are especially praised. The phrase "Lv Yangcheng is Yangzhou" in his poems was used as a painting title by many famous painters at that time. Wang Shizhen's talent was quickly appreciated by Emperor Kangxi, calling him "excellent in poetry and prose" and "knowledgeable and good at poetry and prose". In the seventeenth year of Kangxi (1678), Wang Shizhen was summoned by the emperor, and Cao Chong, the Han minister of the Qing Dynasty, became the first ci minister. Emperor Kangxi also ordered Wang Shizhen to present a poem, which was a very rare privilege at that time. Wang Shizhen then selected 300 poems of his own and named them "Yulan Ji". From then on, Wang Shizhen rose to the top of the world, often received royal calligraphy and painting, and attended many important banquets.
At that time, Wang Shizhen was famous all over the world, and his official position kept moving up, becoming a recognized leader in the literary world in the early Qing Dynasty. At that time, newcomers in the poetry circle and younger generations in the literary world often visited Wang Shizhen first when they came to Beijing for advice from famous teachers. If they can get a compliment from him, they will be famous. Pu Songling is an outstanding scholar, and Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio has long been unknown to the world. When Pu Songling found Wang Shizhen, Wang Shizhen praised him and gave him a poem: "If you listen to nonsense, it will rain like silk in the bean shed. You should be tired of speaking in human language, and love listening to autumn grave ghosts sing poems. " In order to publish Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Wang Shizhen wrote Comments on Wang Ruanting in his book, which made bookstores compete for manuscripts and printed Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio with great pride. Celebrities at that time greatly praised this matter: "The national culture has a long history, elegant and elegant, and rich and powerful people come forth in large numbers, and the authentic generation will surely rank first among the princes in the new city."
After Wang Shizhen dismissed from office, he lived in a villa in the mountains for a long time, climbing high and looking far, watching waterfalls and fishing in the pond. Sometimes when you climb the peak of Huixian County, you can see the blue ribbon of Qinghe River and the sails of Nha Trang Lake, and sing "Dongshan breeze, Xixi cool rain." When you are in high spirits, you will scream in the sky, and the empty valley will ring, which is extremely comfortable. His Record of Changbai Mountain gives a detailed account of the natural scenery, mountains and rivers around Changbai Mountain, as well as Fu He's Notes on Xiangzu.
Wang Shizhen officials to ministers of punishments, have a political say. Originated from "nature" and "implication" in Tang works.
Wang Shizhen was an advocate of "verve theory" in the early Qing Dynasty. Later generations compiled poems in the classroom, which reflected his poetic concept. Wang Shizhen's poetics is based on "verve", which originated from Si Kongtu and Yan Yu. He advocates "wonderful understanding" and "interest", and takes "nothing to say, romance" as the highest realm of poetry. Emphasize distant artistic conception and implicit language. Wang Shizhen's poetry creation started with seven poets in Ming Dynasty in his early years and became a poet in Tang Dynasty in his middle age. But in these three changes, advocating verve theory is the best embodiment of Wang Shizhen's verve theory, and his seven-character quatrains are well written.
The verve theory advocated by Wang Shizhen has ruled the poetry world for decades. His poetry creation and theory reached the peak in Qing Dynasty, and he wrote a brilliant chapter in the history of China's poetry theory, making important contributions to the development of China's national culture and world culture.
Wang Shizhen died in the 50th year of Kangxi (17 1 1). At the age of 78. The official of the Wangs IV, the highest official, Huantai still preserves a rare brick archway praising Wang Gongde, which is engraved with the four characters of "Four Seasons" inscribed by Dong Qichang, a famous calligrapher in Ming Dynasty.