IntheWest,loveoccupiescenterstageinthemodernage,whetherinart,intellectuallife,ortheeconomiclife.WemayobserveasimilardevelopmentinChina,onitsownimpetus,whichhasresultedinthischaracteristicofmodernity—thisfeatureofmodernlifehasbeensecurelyandunambiguouslyestablished,nottheleastfacilitatedbythethrivingofliteratureaboutqing,whetherintraditionalormodernforms.
QianchengLiconcentratesonthenuancesofasimilartrendmanifestedintheChinesecontext.Theemphasisisoncriticalreadingsofthetextsthathaveshapedthistrend,includingimportantMing-andQing-dynastyworksofdrama,Buddhisttextsandotherreligious/philosophicalworks,inalltheirsubtletyandevocativepower.
