On the Tradition ofAffair-administered and Practical Learning inChineseLiterature and Its Specific Manifestation

Administering affairs and practicality were two separate words in the Chinese ancient works. The use of the combination between the two started from LIANG Qi-chao. And such combination meant “administer the nation with what one has learned”. Its core is to face the reality and stress the practice. For literature, the affair-administered and practical learning is the requirement of literary function and the base for judgment of value of literary works. And as a matter of fact, it is the traditional spirit of Chinese literature. It is expressed in the pursuit of elegant satire, aid to learning and education.