As Gao Xu was closely linked with the evolution of modem China, ＂the West＂ selected and inter- preted in his poems is not based on direct experience from America and Europe but is derived from the ＂impact＂ of Japan or Japanese-style Western knowledge, mainly including the advanced western political image, people with high ideals, the image of pioneers, the idealized image of new women, beautiful natural scenery, simple ethnic customs, splendid Mount Fuji, etc. By breaking through the limitations of classical poetry and making good use of si...
