Knowledge of Encyclopedias, Geography, and Written Expression During the Jin and Song Dynasties

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370408
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Chinese literature
• Research Institution: Nara Women's University
• Principal Investigator: OHIRA Sachiyo 奈良女子大学, 人文科学系, 准教授 (90351725)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 六朝 / 地方志 / 志怪 / 山水

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During the Jin and Song Dynasties, beautiful landscapes were discovered in various locations , and many poets composed works in the form of poems and prose on the theme of landscapes. This study primarily examined local choreographies from the Jing-su region and clarified the following two points. First, Luo Han of the Jin Dynasty began to describe the beauty and spirituality of landscapes in his work Xiangzhong-ji, which significantly impacted later choreographies. Beautiful landscapes were viewed as part of the spiritual realm and were believed to be locations in which strange phenomena existed. Second, stories from choreographies were reproduced in Yiyuan, Soushen-houji, and other collections of strange stories, but these emphasized the mysterious character of specific events over the beauty of the landscapes and the content of the stories was altered.

Free Research Field

中国文学