Gentleman Personality: The Thought Intersection of Li Qingzhao and the Pre-Qin Confucian

Li Qingzhao was influenced by the gentleman personality theory of the Confucianism prior to Qin.Quite a number of her works centered on the gentleman personality,not only reflecting the "good" thoughts and feelings in the content by "the great ambition", "consciousness", "firm and unyielding character" and "sincere heart",but also pursuing beauty by serving flowers as a metaphor for the virtues in the artistic presentation.