施士洁是清代臺南地區的知名詩人，與其父施瓊芳俱為進士出身，成為臺灣歷史上的一段佳話。1894年清廷甲午戰敗將臺灣割讓予日本，施士洁不願當異族統治之民，選擇內渡大陸回歸祖里，終生不回臺灣，致使內渡後作品時時流露去國懷鄉的哀思。筆者在其內渡作品同時也發不少涉及風月主題的書寫，其中又以〈臺灣新竹枝詞〉三十二首最具代表性。陳香編著《臺灣竹枝詞選集》曾將其與〈赤嵌竹枝詞〉、〈安平竹枝詞〉、〈臺南竹枝詞〉等並置，筆者為並不妥當，因「臺江」非指「臺南」二言，〈臺江新竹枝詞〉係歌詠福州臺江區的勾闌豔事。清代竹枝詞以吟詠風土者居多，若將「風土」一詞賦更豐富的內法，那麼就內容而言，〈臺新竹枝詞〉實可納入清代竹枝詠「風土」的一環。但就其語言特質看，又不;像大部分的風土竹枝那般質樸、口語化，的詞采典雅，確實不同於清代主流的竹枝寫作模式，是一組精緻的文人式竹枝詞。

Shi Shi-ji (施士洁) is a well-known poet from the Tianan area during the Qing Dynasty. The fact that both he and his father, Shi Qiong-fang, were jinshi degree holders (third degree graduates in the metropolitan examination) won much praise in Taiwan’s history. In 1894, China was defeated in the first sino-Japanese War (also known s Jiawu War), and the Qing Dynasty was forced to cede Taiwan to Japan. Unwilling to be ruled by colonial Japan, Shi decided to return to his fatherland in Mainland China and never Returned to Taiwan. his literary work revealed considerable homesickness and nostalgia. The researcher realized that some of the poems focused on carnal pleasures. The 32 pieces of works in the “Taijiang Bamboo Poems” are the most representative of all. In “Selection of Taiwan Bamboo Poems” compiled and edited by Chen Xiang, the “Tajijiang Bamboo Poems” was Juxtaposed with the “Chihkan Bamboo Poems,” “Anping Bamboo poems” and ‘Tainan Bamboo Poems,’ but the author did nto approve of it. “Taijiang” does nto refer to “Tainan.” Instead, Shi eulogized over erotic affairs at brotheis around the Taijan area in Fuzhou, Fujian. The bamboo poems in the Qing Dynasty mainly praised indigenous landscapes and customs. If the term “indigenous’ is defined in broad way, ’Taijian Bamboo Poems” can, therefore, be specifically categorized as bamboo poems of Qing Dynasty. However, the language used by Shi was not as simple and colloquial as that of indigenous bamboo poems. Its language was delicate which differentiated it from mainstream bamboo poems at that time. In fact, Shi’s bamboo poems are exquisite, and demonstrate his scholastic background.