A Collection of Poems from the Dreamlands

The Dream-Treading Poetry Collection takes classical Chinese style as its foundation and rhetoric as its guiding principle. It breaks free from the established framework of traditional poetic forms, deliberately raising the difficulty of composition to create a distinctive creative system. The poet carefully structures each piece, replacing fixed poetic forms with a range of rhetorical devices. The compositions are orderly yet deliberately innovative: the opening line uses a metaphor to create an evocative scene, the second describes reality in plain, vivid language, and the third uses a rhetorical question to express feelings and thoughts, advancing step by step as the verse gathers momentum.

The collection takes poetry as its soul and technique as its wings, skillfully weaving together a variety of rhetorical devices so that the writing is both beautifully structured and full of lively charm. The poems are rooted in the everyday life of southern Fujian, depicting the local scenery and the warmth of folk customs, gathering a deep attachment to home and the many faces of human life in their lines. They also incorporate heartfelt reflections on life and clear-eyed philosophies of living, seeking deeper meaning in ordinary words and discovering life's truths in the bustle of daily life.