In the Yuan Dynasty, Li Kan was a high-ranking official who resigned from office to devote himself to studying and portraying bamboo.
二是謝脁特愛詠竹，風吟所及，又常能自己開拓出清新寬闊的意境，一時成為仿效的目標與崇拜的偶樣。於是竹在詩人們的心中，便再由「高逸」，轉為「灑脫」了。