BAIYONG Crafted for Richly LayeredAudio Expression
The true meaning of the name "BAl YONG" (Hundred Odes) is explained byFeng Zizhen in the preface to his One Hundred Poems on the Plum Blossom:
"It is not merely to describe its form, but to exhaustively capture its spirit.One ode, one realm; a hundred odes, a hundred souls-thus completing theform of the 'Hundred Odes.'
This is not a simple accumulation of quantity, but a poetic pursuit: to explorethe same essence from countless perspectives. Through his hundreds ofpoems on the plum blossom-from "Ancient Plum" to "Dreaming ofPlum"-Feng Zizhen constructed a universe from this eternal symbol.Therefore, "Hundred Odes" represents a philosophy: a creative concept ofreaching the core through focused and richly-layered expression.