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From the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove to the great Confucians of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from the demeanor of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties, this book is a "record of the ups and downs of ancient literati" intertwined with poetry and history. It uses humorous language to tell the life stories of eighteen literati such as Wang Wei, Su Shi, and Wang Yangming who entered the world with poetry, and reproduces the elegance and character of the literati from the pile of old papers.

From the various schools of thought to the great Confucians of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from the doctrines of Confucius and Mencius to the poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties, this book is a "record of ancient literati's tossings" intertwined with poetry and history. It uses humorous language to tell the life stories of 21 literati such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Huang Tingjian who entered the world with poetry, and reproduces the literati's nature and feelings from the pile of old papers.