The Return from the Civilian Narration to the Literati One: A Comparison between The Story of LIU Yong Drinking and Inditing Poetry in Wanjiang Building and Courtesans’

Courtesans Mourning for LIU Yong in Qingming Festival in Ancient and Modern Novels was adapted after The Story of LIU Yong Drinking and Inditing Poetry in Wanjiang Building in Scripts of Qingpingshan House. The story adapted is strikingly different from the original one in figures, plot, discourse features and thematic inclination. Such changes, to some extent, marked the return from civilian narration to literati one, which has exerted influence on literary creation.