Abstract
”Shan-Shui” (Moutain-Water) was an important poetry motif in the Six dynasties. This article supposes the genesis of ”Shan-Shui” poetry was a part of the whole ”Shan-Shui” discourse, which included poetry, paintings and proses and was related to ”Xuan-Xue.” I term this discourse as ”Xuan-ized Shan-Shui,” which could be represented by Lan-ting poem, Xie Ling-yun's verses, and Zong Bing's ”Preface of Shan-Shui Painting.” The word ”Xuan” not only indicates Xuan-Xue, but also refers to the spiritual and atmospheric Shan-Shui. ”Xuan-ized Shan-Shui” reflects the influence of the idea of Qi on the concept of nature, and presupposes the subject must be ”Xuan-ized,” too. In order to carry out the reality of Xuan, the subject has to eliminate his/her sentiments this approach could be seen as a cultivation of art. After ”Xuan-ized Shan-Shui” was established, it became a significant model of Chinese Shan-Shui painting and Shan-Shui poetry, and could be regarded as an ideal type based on the body thinking of Xing-Qi-Shen and the world outlook of Qi.