On the Adaptability of Rhyme Theory of Carving A Dragon at the Core of Literature(WENXINGDIAOLONG) to Chinese Poetry

Wenxingdiaolong·Rhyme wholly embodies Liu Xie's rhyme viewpoint and also a concentrated embodiment of the highly development of rhyme theory in Qi and Liang dynasties.The rhyme theory of Wenxingdiaolong is not only a correct sum-up of poetry rhyme before Qi and Liang,but also has guiding significance to the later metric poems,ci and qu.It can be concluded that Liu Xie's rhyme theory focusing on harmony is almost a golden rule adaptable to any poem so far as the Chinese poetry is concerned.