《梦溪笔谈·艺文一》
往年士人大都崇尚对偶的骈体文，穆修、张景等人始提倡散文，当时称之为 古文 。
往歳士人多尚对偶为文。穆修、张景辈始为平文，当时谓之古文。
In the past, scholars mostly admired parallel prose, and Mu Xiu and Zhang Jing were the first to advocate prose, which was called "ancient prose" at the time.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 往歳士人多尚对偶为文。穆修、张景辈始为平文，当时谓之古文。 [/INST] In the past, scholars mostly admired parallel prose, and Mu Xiu and Zhang Jing were the first to advocate prose, which was called "ancient prose" at the time.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 往歳士人多尚对偶为文。穆修、张景辈始为平文，当时谓之古文。
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In the past, scholars mostly admired parallel prose, and Mu Xiu and Zhang Jing were the first to advocate prose, which was called "ancient prose" at the time.
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