As a relatively prosperous dynasty in the feudal period, the Tang Dynasty produced many ancient poems that will last forever. As one of the precious cultural heritages of the Chinese nation, Tang poetry is the crystallization of the wisdom of literati in the Tang and Song dynasties and has had a profound impact on the cultural development of many countries in the world. People in the literary world at that time called these literati who wrote the best poems respectively the Saints of Poetry, the Immortals of Poetry, the Demons of Poetry, the Gods of Poetry, the Mad Poems, the Buddhas of Poetry, and the Ghosts of Poetry. Among them, the sage of poetry is Du Fu, the immortal of poetry is Li Bai, the devil of poetry is Bai Juyi, the god of poetry is Su Shi, the poetry mad is He Zhizhang, the poetry Buddha is Wang Wei, and the poetry ghost is Li He.
As a realist poet in the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu and Li Bai are collectively known as "Li Du". When he was a boy, he traveled to Wuyue, Qi and Zhao successively, and failed to pass the scientific examination many times. Later, he got help from nobles and successfully became an official. However, he was never successful in the officialdom. Later, he witnessed with his own eyes the extravagance and social crisis of the upper class society in the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Du Fu traveled to many places to avoid the war, but he still cared about the people and national affairs.
As a romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai witnessed the glory and decline of the Tang Dynasty throughout his life. Many of the poems in the handed down "Collection of Li Taibai" describe the prosperous scenes of the Tang Dynasty, and many of them describe his own life conditions. They had a high status in the literary world at that time.
As a realist poet in the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi advocated the New Yuefu Movement together with Yuan Zhen. He was known as "Yuan Bai" in the world, and was also known as "Liu Bai" together with Liu Yuxi. Praise the good doctor. The representative poems in the handed down "Bai's Changqing Collection" include "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Charcoal Seller", "Pipa Play" and so on.
Su Shi was a famous writer, calligrapher, gourmet, painter, and water conservator in the Northern Song Dynasty. He passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. He served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. He holds important positions in the imperial court such as Hanlin Bachelor, Attendant Bachelor, and Minister of Rites. He was also a leader in the literary world in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty. He made great achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, painting, etc. He was known as "Su Huang" together with Huang Tingjian; he was a representative figure of the Bold School of poetry.
As a poet and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang was well-known for his poetry in his youth. He was the undivided number one scholar during the Wu Zetian period. He was awarded the Doctorate of the Four Gates of the Imperial Academy and became the Doctor of Taichang. The poems are famous for their quatrains. In addition to the music for worshiping gods and the poems composed according to the needs of the gods, their descriptions of scenery and lyrical feelings are unique in style, fresh and unrestrained. They are also called "the Eight Immortals in Drinking" by Li Bai, Li Shizhi and others.
As a poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, etc. He once served as a right collector, a supervisory censor, and a judge of the Hexi Festival. He is good at singing landscapes and pastoral paintings, and together with Meng Haoran, he is known as "Wang Meng". He is also praised as the ancestor of Nanzong landscape painting.
As a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty, Li He was called the "Three Lis of the Tang Dynasty" along with Li Bai and Li Shangyin. Due to his unsatisfactory official career, Kang Chu began to write poems enthusiastically to express his depression at untimely events. ?The poems are extremely rich in imagination, citing myths and legends, and referencing the past to the present.