The
stint of Qian Weiyan as Regent
of the Western Capital happened to be the early days of Ouyang Xiu’s political
career and the period when Ouyang’s literary ideas took shape. Qian and the
Luoyang literary community he led laid a solid foundation for the climax of the
Song literature revolution ushered in by Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu and Qian have a
deep connection.Qian
had positive influence on Ouyang in three respects, i.e. the formal beauty of
literary works, the transmission of good scholarship, and a role model as chief
of the literary circle. Qian also helped Ouyang get on the right track of
literary creation. Luoyang period was also remembered by Ouyang Xiu all his life.
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