「柑」進入臺灣幾百年來，受到普羅大眾的喜愛。臺灣居民吃柑詠柑，更透過作家的吟詠，品味柑的色、香、味及各種蘊含意境。蒐羅《全臺賦校訂》，整篇賦作直接描寫「柑」的有：〈西螺柑賦〉、〈蜜柑賦並序〉、〈西螺柑賦（一）〉、〈西螺柑賦（二）〉等四篇，均是以「柑」為題，而其中三篇更直接以「西螺柑」為題。「西螺柑」在先民的生活當中，是怎樣的角色？再從《全臺詩》作品來看，以「西螺柑」為題的有：〈西螺柑七言十六韻〉、〈西螺柑二首〉、〈詠西螺柑〉、〈詠西螺柑之一〉、〈詠西螺柑之二〉及〈西螺柑〉三首，等十首。以「西螺柑」為題的詩與賦，除了記錄下它的美味，是否還有深層意象蘊含其中，頗值得吾人深入探究。

Gan (Tangerine)” has been receiving massive popularity since it was introduced to Taiwan hundreds of years ago. Taiwanese locals eat gan, praise gan, and get immersed into the color, scent, flavor, and various imageries of gan through the writers’ chants. There are four rhapsodies directly portraying gan in “All Taiwanese Rhapsody Revision”, including Xiluo Gan Rhapsody, Satsuma Rhapsody, Xiluo Gan Rhapsody (I), Xiluo Gan Rhapsody (II). All of them revolve around “gan”, and three of them set “Xiluo Gan” as the title. What kind of role did “Xiluo Gan” play in our ancestors’ life?After the compilation of works in “All Taiwanese Rhapsody”, there are ten rhapsodies titled with “Xiluo Gan”, including Xiluo Gan Seven Character Sixteen Rhyme, Two Poems of Xiluo Gan, Praise Xiluo Gan, Praise Xiluo Gan (I), Praise Xiluo Gan (II), Xiluo Gan. In addition to recording its deliciousness in the poetry and rhapsody that are titled with “Xiluo Gan”, whether there are deep images contained in it is worthy of our in-depth exploration.