Abstract:

This essay, in the form of annotative remarks, aims basically to use philological knowledge to examine how Chen Sanli, through his poetics, expressed his views on Chinese political and social problems after 1898. Through annotating his two poems on poetics, the author argues that Chen Sanli's theory of poetics had a firm belief in the non-physical ontological cosmology, and accordingly displayed his thinking capability, his passion for Chinese culture, and his optimistic spirit.

Key words: Chen Sanli, the Hundred Day Reform, nourish the vital force, poems on those people with learning and lofty ideals