Interpretation of Fu Living at the Top of the Mountain 山居賦 written by Xie Lingyun

Abstract

The paper presents Interpretation of Fu living at the top of the mountain 山居賦 written by Xie Lingyun. Xie wrote 山居賦 in the period 423–26. He also wrote an extensive commentary to the poem in which he explains in prose many of the details that the mentions in the fu proper. Xie Lingyun’s account of his mountain estate reflect new ideas about mounatin viewing and visualization that has emerged in the early fourth century.