Shi Shuo Xin Yu is a collection of essays by Liu Yiqing, a writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, which records the social outlook and figures in the Wei, Jin and Southern Song Dynasties. Among them, irony and crab songs are a story in the fourth volume.
In the story, scholar Liu Yiqing tells the story of a crab poet with humorous brushwork. It is said that Liu Yiqing was working in Jiangnan at that time and received a pair of crabs as a gift. He observed that the color of crabs was similar to that of stones, so he wrote a parody poem on this topic, borrowing the language of ancient people chanting mountains and rivers to recite crabs.
Liu Yiqing combined crabs with crabs crawling on rocks in a humorous way, and vividly described their shapes and movements, so that readers could enjoy themselves in laughter.
As the editor of Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Liu Yiqing, the hero of the story, described the social atmosphere and characters at that time with his keen observation and unique pen and ink style. At the same time, he showed his talent and sense of humor through this story.
Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio has become one of the classics of ancient China literature with its humorous form. It not only shows the author's talent, but also allows readers to enjoy life with laughter.