Who are the Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties? Also known as the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", it is a general term for the eight masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, namely Liu Zongyuan and Han Yu in Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong in Song Dynasty. Among them, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan were the leaders of the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu and Su San (Su Shi, Su Zhe and Su Xun) were the core figures of the ancient prose movement in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong were the representatives of Linchuan literature. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan are the advocates of the "ancient prose movement", and the wave of ancient prose innovation they set off made the old face of poetry development look brand-new.
Among the eight great figures, there are three Su fathers and sons, known as "Su San", that is, Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe, and also known as "three bachelors in one school". Therefore, it can be summarized as "Liu Ou Wang Zeng Su San".
Two of the eight great masters came from the Tang Dynasty, namely, "Two Masters in the Tang Dynasty" and "Six Masters in the Song Dynasty", which can also be summarized as "Ouyang, Zeng Wang in the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty".
Among them, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan belong to the Tang Dynasty, and they are the leaders of the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty. The movement of ancient prose is the movement of style reform, and "ancient prose" was put forward by Han Yu, who strongly advocated writing prose with simple lines, that is, ancient prose. Later, Liu Zongyuan and Han Yu praised ancient prose together, and with the active cooperation of others, the ancient prose movement was also driven. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan's ancient prose movement opened up a new world of prose.
Everyone must be familiar with the "Three Sus". These three men are also fathers and sons, and Su Xun is the father of Su Shi and Su Zhe. Later generations spoke highly of Su San, and "father and son" refers to them. Su Xun's articles are mostly ancient and modern comments, vertical and horizontal comments, good at analysis, full of momentum, and his masterpiece Six Kingdoms. Needless to say, Su Shi also made great achievements in literature. He is good at calligraphy, painting and Dongpo pork, which we are all familiar with. Su Zhe is quite accomplished in prose and can master many styles of writing.
Ouyang Xiu was the first unique literary leader in the literary history of the Song Dynasty. He inherited Liu Han's ancient prose theory, continued to carry forward the ancient prose movement, and led the Song Dynasty new poetry and the Cultural Revolution movement. The three sous mentioned above were first recognized by Ouyang Xiu. After their recommendation, they were known and appreciated by more people. Ouyang Xiu's Preface to Drunk Pavilion was learned at school.
Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong are both representatives of Linchuan literature. Wang Anshi was from Linchuan, and Ceng Gong later settled in Linchuan. In literature, Wang Anshi made outstanding achievements.