Collection of Huang Jingren’s poetry “Liangdangxuan”: the process of its formation

Abstract

The article deals with the history of formation of one of the most fascinating Qing dynasty poetry collection — Huang Jingren’s “Liangdangxuan”. The reign of Qianlong emperor during the 18 century was a time when many poems and collections of poetry appeared. “Liangdangxuan” was of the most outstanding collections. But this collection of Huang Jingren’s shi and ci poetry had a long way to take its final and complete form. This article presents an in-depth analysis of the process of its formation.

Keywords:

China, poetry, Qing poetry, Huang Jingren, poetry collection “Liangdangxuan”