欧阳修曾自称“爱山者”，山意象在其作品中占有重要地位。欧阳修笔下的山千姿百态，令人喜爱。它们往往成为世俗的对照物，成为自由的象征，寄寓着作者的归隐之念，体现着作者的仁者风范。欧阳修还从山的形象中感悟到了一些艺术创作的规律，并提出了他的文学理论。 Ouyang Xiu once called himself “a lover of mountains,” and mountain image occupies an important place in his works. Ouyang Xiu wrote the mountain mix, favorite. They often become the secular reference, become a symbol of freedom, embody the author’s concept of the seclusion, embodies the author’s benevolent style. Ouyang Xiu also senses the law of some artistic creation from the image of the mountain and puts forward his literary theory.