WHERE IS THE REPENTENCE——REFLECTIONS OVER THE EMOTIONS OF ZHANG DAI'S SELF-WRITTEN EPITAPH

The Self-written Epitaph by Zhang Dai is an appreciation and affirmation about himself.The self-satisfaction runs through the epitaph and in turn displays vaguely his eulogy and pursuit for a period of enlightenment and humanity in the late Ming Dynasty as well as his indignation and condemnation to the disasters and misfortunes brought about by social changes in the early Qing Dynasty rather than self-accusation and repentance.