Abstract:The concept of time and space in classical poetry creation is an important dimension of poetic expression in China. It is a hot topic in current spatial turn studies as well, while the focuses of previous studies are mainly on poets’ poems. In fact, the concept is also prominently reflected in the scholarly poetry created by Neo-Confucian scholars in Dynasties of Song and Ming. In the poetry by XUE Xuan, the first Confucian scholar in the Ming Dynasty who was expert at rituals related to worshiping Confucius, the awareness of time and space is a common writing style. The Neo-Confucian discourse of kites flying, fish leaping extends the poetic space. The window, as an image, reflects the Confucian scholars’ transcendence of limited time and space. The concept like as swift as the passing of time embodying the eternal flow of time is also manifested. These characteristics are of significant importance for the poetic creation and aesthetic expression of poetry by Neo-Confucian scholars.