Ci-Poetry Is an Independent Literary Form":Commentation and Contemporary Interpretation on This Statement

The idea that "Ci is another kind of arts" is the theoretical summary account of the stylistic feature of Ci proper as a form of arts. It stresses the difference between Ci as an independend and organic entity and the poem or essay. It comprises the analyses on the various layers and componential elements of the artistic forms. In"On Ci"by Li Qingzhao, the idea is presented by way of the following three aspects:(1)Music and Poems are of the same value:the stylistic feature of Ci proper is elaborated; (2)Writers are evaluated:the artistic standard of Ci is emphasized;(3)Affection is devoted:the formal functions of Ci are revealed.