The gathering of the ancients was called elegant collection.
Elegant collection, which originated from ancient times, refers to the gathering of literati who recite poems and discuss knowledge. Among them, the key word is "chanting poetry", and the ancient poems were all chanted repeatedly and finally written. Therefore, "chanting poems" can not be understood as "reciting the ready-made poems of predecessors", but refers to re-creating ancient poems at the scene of Yaji due to time, place and theme.
The famous works in history include Shi Chong's "Elegant Collection of Jinguyuan" in the Western Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi's "Elegant Collection of Lanting" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Wang Bo's "Elegant Collection of Tengwang Pavilion" which made him famous overnight in the Tang Dynasty. Without exception, all of them are mainly creative poems.
The slight drunkenness on the third day of March in Yonghe nine years not only smoked out 37 poems, but also achieved Wang Xizhi's eternal masterpiece "Preface to Lanting Collection" and his calligraphy "Preface to Lanting Collection", which is known as the best running script in the world.
Therefore, ancient orthodox elegant collections all sang the leading role in poetry and composition. Although there will be other elegant cultural elements such as piano, chess, books, paintings, tea, wine, incense and flowers on the scene, they are only supporting roles. History of Elegant Collection:
According to records, the earliest elegant collection of literati in history was the elegant collection of Yexia headed by Cao Pi at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later, Cao Pi, Kong Rong, Chen Lin and other "seven sons of Jian 'an" often enjoyed themselves by drinking, listening to music and composing poems in the Tongque Garden in the west of Wenchang Hall.
Ji Kang, Xiang Xiu, Ruan Ji and other "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" often gathered in the bamboo forest to talk. The most famous elegant collection activity is Lanting Elegant Collection represented by Wang Xizhi.
in the ninth year of Yonghe, Wang, Xie' an, Wang Bin and other 42 celebrities held an elegant collection in the Lanting Pavilion in the mountains of Huiji. Thirty-seven poems of 26 people were collected as Lanting Collection, and Wang Xizhi and Sun Chuo prefaced each other, and the famous Preface to Lanting was formed at this time.
In addition, the most widely circulated Collection of Elegant Gardens in the West is regarded as one of the most famous collections of elegant literati in the cultural history of China after Lanting Elegant Collection in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
During the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty, scholars such as Su Shi, Su Che, Mi Fei, Huang Tingjian, Chao Buzhi, Qin Guan, Li Gonglin often held elegant gathering activities in the West Garden of Xu Du-wei Wang Shen. Later, the painter Li Gonglin painted the Map of Elegant Gathering in the West Garden and Mi Fei wrote the Map of Elegant Gathering in the West Garden to record its prosperity.
the description in "the pictures of the elegant collections in the west garden" says: "from the east slope down, there are six people in every ten, who are famous for their articles, erudition and identification, and their English words and wonderful ink. They are rich in ancient times, noble and noble, and outstanding in their feathers."
the picture of the elegant collection of the West Garden is spacious and elegant. In the garden, Gu Song and Castanopsis kawakamii alternate with each other, plantains are green and green, bamboo branches sway, flowing springs and rocks set each other off, and ancient trees, clear springs and strange stones surround each other, which is like a paradise.