The pronunciation of Yao Nai is yáo nài.
Yao Nai (1731-1815), also known as Ji Chuan and Meng Gu, his family name was Xibao A native of Tongcheng (now Tongcheng City, Anhui Province). A famous essayist in the Qing Dynasty, he was diligent in writing throughout his life. He was excellent in both poetry and prose, and his calligraphy skills were also good.
He is the author of 16 volumes of "Collected Works of Xibao "Shuo" 19 volumes, "Three Biographies Supplementary Notes" 3 volumes, "Five-seven Characters Modern Poetry Notes" 18 volumes, compiled into 75 volumes "Ancient Chinese Ci Classification". Together with Fang Bao and Liu Dakui, he is known as the "Three Patriarchs of the Tongcheng Sect".
Contribution and influence
Yao Nai authored "The Complete Works of Xibao Another major contribution Yao Nai made to traditional literary theory was his innovative "Yin Yang Theory of Hardness and Softness", which was a major breakthrough in the aesthetic theory and style characteristics of ancient Chinese prose.
In terms of aesthetics, it is proposed to use "masculine" and "feminine" to distinguish the style of articles. "Masculine" means bold and bold, and "feminine" means graceful. The two major styles cooperate and adjust each other to produce a variety of styles.
Yao Nai’s poetry imitated the “Seven Sons” of the Ming Dynasty in his early years to learn Tang poetry. In his later years, he also imitated the Song poetry. To be authentic". Yao Nai's calligraphy attainments are very profound. Bao Shichen recommended Deng Shiru, Liu Shi'an and Yao Nai as the top calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty, and listed Yao Nai's cursive calligraphy as a masterpiece. Therefore, Yao Nai is not only unique in literary beauty, but his calligraphy is also world-famous. Heavy.