唐代山水游記容納了六朝山水詩的結構、詩言志的性質，其中，柳宗元的永州游記承先啟後，成為游記典範。本文首先討論九篇永州游記的架構，爬梳其中「夷」與「罪」、「我」與「始」、「樂」與「棄」的用意。繼而析辨柳宗元記游的方式，眼中山水之曲折險奇、觀看山水細密窮竭的眼光，並藉由經營山水、表明心志。從這兩個方向，可以理解柳宗元對自身處境的覺知與感憤，以及憑藉山水、尋覓知音的意圖。

Tang Dynasty travel writings inherited the tradition from the Six Dynasties of ‘Shi Yan Zhi’（詩言志）, of which Liu Zongyuan was one of the major writers. This paper first discusses the structure of Liu’s travel writings on the landscape of Yongzhou, and analyzes the themes of “barbarians and sin”, “self and initiation” and “happiness and abandoning”. Secondly,it explores how dangerous and splendid the sublime landscape is from the perspective of Liu and how it means to him. Finally, I will study Liu’s sense of self definition in his society and his desire for bosom friends.