Are Zhuangzi and Keiko You Haoliang Prose?

No, "Zhuangzi Keiko Wandering the Haojiang River" in "Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Tour" is a philosophical literary work, which belongs to one of the representative works of ancient China philosophy and culture, and is not an essay. Through the dialogue between Zhuangzi and Keiko, this paper probes into the philosophical issues such as the meaning, freedom, ego, nature and morality of life, and expresses Zhuangzi's philosophical thoughts and outlook on life. This article has beautiful language, profound artistic conception and high literary value, but its main purpose is to discuss philosophical issues, not just literary expression.