Bian Zhilin is known as the artist most obsessed with experimenting with new poetry techniques and forms. "The Organization of Distance" repeatedly shuttles and crosses the distances of time and space, forming a seamless organization.
As for artistic conception, ancient Chinese literary theory has discussed it a lot. It is said that Chinese readers have the discernment to see a work with artistic conception. However, although the author has hinted at the artistic conception of the poem "The Organization of Distance" in his own notes, why do commentators still seldom discuss it? This is not only because the "enlightenment" written in the poem is a special kind of "artistic conception", but also because the "artistic conception" of this poem is "meaning is better than the realm". In fact, in ancient Chinese poetry, there are many examples of poems about "enlightenment". For example, Zhang Ruoxu's "Moonlit Night on the Spring River": "Who first saw the moon by the river, and when did the moon on the river first shine on people?" "Life is endless from generation to generation, but the moon on the river is only similar every year." Li Bai's "Drinking Alone under the Moon": "For example, The cup invites the bright moon, and the shadows form three people. "Tao Yuanming's "Drinking": "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain." "There is a true meaning in this, and I have forgotten to say it." Liu Yuxi's "Black Clothes Alley": "In the old days, the king's swallows flew into the homes of ordinary people." Among modern poets, Fei Ming's poems from the 1930s and Feng Zhi's "Collection of Sonnets" are both famous poems about "enlightenment". However, as far as the mainstream of Chinese poetry is concerned, poets' pursuit of "artistic conception" still focuses on describing "situations" and less on "thinking" and "enlightenment". It affects literary criticism and literary theory, and less is revealed about "ideas" and "enlightenment", resulting in the generality and limitations of China's "artistic conception" theory. This is the reason why people turn a blind eye to the "enlightenment" embodied in the practice of poetry creation. As for the artistic conception written in the poem "The Organization of Distance", it is not difficult to understand that "the meaning is better than the situation". People focus on exploring the "meaning" of this poem, but always ignore its "situation", which is counter-evidence that the poem's "meaning is better than the situation". "The meaning is better than the scene" is not its artistic flaw, but its important artistic feature. Regarding the difference between "artistic conception", Wang Guowei once pointed out that there is a difference between "winning by intention" and "winning by realm". There is no distinction between the two in terms of artistic realm. It is the "artistic conception" that determines the artistic realm. Presence and depth: "The reason why literature has artistic conception is that it can be observed. When it comes from observing me, there are more meanings than scenes. When it comes from observing things, there are more scenes than thoughts. However, if you are not an object, you cannot see me. But when you look at me, there is something there, so the two are often intertwined with each other, and they can be emphasized but not neglected. The success or failure of literature also depends on the presence and depth of the artistic conception. "[ 15] This shows that "win with intention" or "win with scenery" are just different characteristics of "artistic conception" formed due to different creative requirements. Those who win with intention enter the country empathically, "but express the excitement in my chest", The presentation of the subjective spiritual world is more direct; those who use the situation to express their feelings, "the meaning is inexhaustible, can be seen beyond the words", and the subjective feelings tend to be indirect and implicit. Most traditional Chinese poems and essays follow the path of "writing about scenes and conveying feelings", so it is easier for people to have an artistic perception of the artistic conception of "succeeding by scene", but often turn a blind eye to the "artistic conception" of "succeeding by intention". This is also the reason for "Distance" The reason why the poem "Organization" has not been truly understood for a long time.