Gentleman Ship-An Aesthetic Ideal of the Clothing Description in the Book of Shi Jing;

On the development of the ancient dress of China;

Both Chinese ancient novel and drama are characterized by common esthetics in the way of being comprehensive,civilized and popular.

The character images in Chinese ancient novels and dramas has experienced the developing process that starts from nonexistence to existence,from simplicity to complexity,from the characteristics of type to the typification.

Although the physiognomist images exist in many of ancient novels,they have seldom caused the researcher s concern in the past.

The historical warning function and persuasive function in ancient novels;

The study of "edition" forms the basis of the study of ancient novels and is also the premise of evaluating them historically and aesthetically.

The reason is believed to the disconnection between the study of the ancient Chinese novels and the creation of ancient novels.

This paper, by referring to such true and fake characters in the ancient fiction as LI Kui, SUN Wo-kong and JIA Bao-yu, explores the effects of the writers creating and describing such characters in reflecting the characters mind and personality, enriching their works ideological implications and enhancing their works aesthetic dimension.

The paper intends to delineate the role and significance of preface and postscript in the reading of ancient fictions.