Chinese literature, which has been long in the forefront of world literacy and contributed its treasure for the advance of human history, had significant influence in Asia, particularly in Northeast Asia. This kind of influence was described as “sunshine”, by the scholars in Japan, while accepting it. The making of Ci is the direct result of absorbing this “sunshine”, as a complete new form of literature. The Meiji era was the golden age of Japanese Ci. Kainan Mori was one of the top Ci poets in the period. He was able to shrug off the limitation of traditional aspects, uniquely pursuing the spirit of that of Su Shi and Xin Qiji, establishing brand-new creations. He discovered new source of topics, using Ci to show his sympathy for farmers, expressing his ambition to be close to Su Dongpuo, and considering Su and Xins work as those as wonderful as heavenly given. He always recommended their works as the models for people to follow. These rare movements not only made huge contribution to the Japanese Ci history, but also were an important phase in the literature history both in China and Japan. It is regrettable that there has not been much study in this area.
陆越. 森槐南词的苏辛气派[J]. 浙江工商大学学报, 2014, (1): 26-32.
LU Yue. On the Imposing Style of Su and Xin Embodied in the Ci of Kainan Mori. Journal of Zhejing Gongshang University, 2014, (1): 26-32.