山居、攬勝、舟遊、恬適等四類生活樣式，是明人山水休閒的生活主題內涵，而四類樣式生活主題則又各有其衍成的生活子題，這就是社會生活漸次開展的歷史流程。山水休閒關至為廣泛，而生活子題又類型繁多，本文僅能就其中較具體者舉證實例略為說明。如：山水的恬適休閒生活主題，只舉例溪山逸遊、坐香習靜要結社雅集、禪佛清言等四項生活子題，其餘則概不涉入。山水休閒是明人的時代心事，也是生活中的重要「山林關目」，而明代士人階層又好事搜奇，創生生活內容題材，記錄見聞閱歷的生活瑣事，並纂集生活閒賞小冊，而成就其時代性的璀璨生活文化。明人社會生活的開展，文獻資料存世豐碩可採，將成為爾後「生活史學」探研的主要議題。

　　　　　The Ming leisurely lifestyle of shanshui 山水 consist of hill-dwelling, sightseeing, boating and tianshi 恬適 (quietude and comfort). Each of which possesses its own derivative items, marking the history of the gradual develop-ment of social life. The leisure of shanshui incorporates an extensive variety of activities. Due to their sheer numbers, this article can only select a few concrete illustrations for explanation. For instance, the tianshi lifestyle merely refers to four activities: tranquilly touring valleys, keeping a peaceful mind via meditation, participating in associations and literary activities, and chatting about Buddhism. The leisure lifestyle of shanshui occupied the hearts of people during the Ming dynasty and was also the important shanlin guanmu 山林關目 of their life. Ming literati were fond of seeking out and collecting rare items, creating a meaningful life for themselves, and recording in booklets for their own appreciation the trivial matters that they saw, heard or experienced. Therefore, they succeeded in creating what would then be considered a splendid culture for their lives. Subsequent life-history research will cover the development of the social lives of the Ming people from abundant source materials.