Shanshui poetry

Developing in the third and fourth centuries in China, Shanshui poetry contributed to the process of forming a unique aesthetic outlook.

[1] Although landscape images were present in the Shijing and the Chuci, the unique development in Shanshui poetry was that the main focus became on the natural landscape, rather than the use of nature as a backdrop for the human presence.

[2] The Six Dynasties poet and government official Xie Lingyun has been dubbed not only Duke of Kangle but also the father of Shan-shui poetry.

The poems resulting from the Orchid Pavilion Gathering were particularly important, too.

During the Tang Dynasty, Meng Haoran and Wang Wei were both important practitioners.