On Brief Thoughts of Ci-poetry in the Southern Tang——Studying On the Transition Between Huajian Style and Ci Ideology of Northern Song Dynasty

The Southern Tang was the center of economics and culture during the Five-dynasty Period, though it was a small separate kingdom in the south. In the Southern Tang, Confucianism was strictly observed and the King and officials in the Southern Tang were all interested in arts. The activity of creating Ci-poetry was mostly taken in the court and noble families, where the King and his officials indulged in it. Their ideas of Ci-poetry were seldom expressed in theoretical form, but were contained in their creation. The two main points are:Ci-poetry is rooted from passion, namely, the function of Ci-potery is transferred from entertaining guests to self-indulgence; Characteristic aesthetic ideal is embodied in their works. Their ideas played an important role in the transition of Ci from Hua Jian style to the Northern Song in the history of Ci's ideas.