Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)

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Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記) is a celebrated Northern Song prose essay that blends lyrical description of landscape with reflections on joy, aging, and the pleasures of rustic life.

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Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記) canonical 2
醉翁亭記 1

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instanceOf Chinese prose essay
Northern Song prose
classical Chinese literature work
associatedPlace Zuiweng Pavilion Scenic Area
linked to: Zuiweng Pavilion
author Ouyang Xiu
authorChineseName 歐陽修
ChineseTitle 醉翁亭記
countryOfOrigin China
culturalStatus celebrated classic of Chinese prose
dynasty Northern Song dynasty
linked to: Song dynasty
famousLine 在乎山水之間也 (It lies in the mountains and waters)
醉翁之意不在酒 (The Old Drunkard’s intention is not in the wine)
genre lyrical essay
prose
hasIdiomDerived 醉翁之意不在酒
includedIn Chinese school textbooks
influence Chinese idioms and sayings
later Chinese prose writing
language Classical Chinese
literaryImportance classic of Northern Song prose
model text in classical Chinese education
literaryStyle guwen (ancient-style prose)
mainCharacter the Old Drunkard (Zuiweng)
linked to: Zuiweng
movement Ancient Prose Movement (guwen yundong)
narrativePerspective first-person
philosophicalAspect Confucian view of joy in duty and people
harmony between humans and nature
portrays banquets and gatherings at the pavilion
official’s life in the provinces
seasonal changes in the landscape
relatedWorkAuthor Ouyang Xiu’s other essays
rhetoricalFeatures balanced sentences
interplay of narration and description
parallel prose
vivid imagery
setting Chuzhou
Zuiweng Pavilion
present-day Anhui, China
studiedIn Chinese literature curricula
theme aging
joy
landscape appreciation
political withdrawal
rustic life
timePeriod 11th century

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Ouyang Xiu authored Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
Zuiweng Ting Ji ChineseTitle 醉翁亭記
subject linked to: Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
linked to: Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
Ouyang Xiu wrote Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
subject linked to: Wenzhong Gong (文忠公)