Cultural modernity cannot be introduced to a country solely based on western knowledge and culture. Although a lot of these aspects can be described as records of battles against protecting a country’s uniqueness from foreignness, there are no significant research on this topic yet. Thus, this study analyzes how the probability between the comprehensive knowledge of poems, paintings, and calligraphic works of Chinese traditional writers led to the creation of modern literature.
SuManshu(蘇曼殊) was a Chinese writer who had exceptional skills in Chinese traditional studies. He was actively involved in opening up to the western style of learning. He became a Buddhist monk early in his age. He showed great talents in literary paintings which are depicted well in the pictorial aspects of his novels. Creative activities such as the translations of western literary works and Sanskrit Buddhist literature or the creation of new novels also show the development of the cultural modernity of the writers during the period. Consequently, the holistic perception of the Chinese literature and the extension of epics can be better understood through his novel Duanhonglingyanji and painting poetry.