A Discussion on “Shen” and “Qi”——Analyzing “Shensi” and “Yangqi” in Dragon-Carving and the Literary Mind

What are the correct meanings of "Shen" and "Qi" in Dragon-Carving and the Literary Mind? By collecting and analyzing the meaning of every "shen" and "Qi" in The Thirteen Confucian Classics and some classic books such as Xunzi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, it is found that "Shen" in "shensi" means soul ("Jinghun") and "Qi" in "Yangqi" connotes not only mindly spirits but also substances that sustain physical life.From these realization, we find it quite necessary to clarify the concepts of such characters and words which benifit the readers a lot in understanding ancient Chinese literary works.