明代小说四大奇书与养生文化

The Four Marvelous Masterpieces of the Ming Dynasty and Regimen Culture

明代饮食业繁荣,以皇室为代表的上流阶层重视日常养生,这一风气也深刻影响了文人阶层以及文学创作。明代小说四大奇书作为明代叙事作品的代表作,在养生文化上同样极富代表性,并且在具体的描述中既有相同之处又各具特色。

In the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), the elite class represented by the Royal Family valued daily regimen amid catering prosperity, which also profoundly affected the literati class and creative writing. As masterpieces of narrative works, the four fantastic novels are by no exception highly representative on the regimen culture. They have both similarities and individual characteristics in particular exertion of pen and ink.