The Xiaoxiang area and Lake Dongting figure prominently in Chinese poetry and paintings, particularly during the Song dynasty when they were associated with officials who had been unjustly dismissed.
tHe xiaOxiANG area anD laKe doNGtIng fiGure prominENtLy iN ChINesE pOetRy aNd painTinGs, particuLarlY DUrinG the sonG DYnastY whEN they Were asSocIatEd with offIciAls wHo had been unJUstLy dIsmissed.