Abstract:
Xing county activity refers to the activity of inspecting the county, and its task is to persuade farmers and provide pensions. Xing county activity originated in the pre-Qin Dynasty and became a fixed system in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Related to Xing county activity, Xingchun activity, generally carried out in spring, is also the responsibility of the local governor. The two are related and different. In the Tang Dynasty, Xing county activity was mainly undertaken by Cishi, whose responsibility was to persuade farmers to pay pensions. During the Xing county activity, CI Shi created poems reflecting agricultural activities, showing their compassion for agriculture and good governance. At the same time, CI Shi often travelled to the county to visit the mountains and rivers and sang at banquets, which established a strong connectivity to the local literary world. The local literati were happy to befriend CI Shi, which promoted the creation of Gan Ye poetry, friendship poetry and farewell poetry.