Against the background, a thought of the times was created that the seven wise men such as Ruan Ji and Keiko were considered ideal persons and recluse itself became an ideal way of life.
そうした中、阮籍や嵆康に代表される竹林の七賢をひとつの理想形とし、隠逸そのものを理念とする思潮が生まれる。