Da Zhou Ling: Starting with Copying Poems to Become Famous Worldwide.

Summary

The passage describes a prestigious poetry gathering at West Mountain, where scholars from various nations compete and critique each other's poetry. The event is lively, with poems being shared, sung, and distributed throughout the city. Li Mu, a respected scholar, sits with elderly poets like Gong Sun Yang, offering critiques. The narrative then focuses on Fan Sheng, a once-promising prodigy from Jiangnan who, despite early brilliance, has failed repeatedly in imperial examinations, becoming an ordinary scholar struggling to fulfill his potential.

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