Zhang Ruoxu, He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu, celebrities in the Tang Dynasty, embraced four people and were called the Four Scholars of Wuzhong.
There were many poets in ancient times, and a large number of literati emerged in the Tang Dynasty. Many poets are also divided into genres according to their styles, and some are also divided according to the same region. In Wuzhong generation, four poets were still very famous, and they were called the Four Scholars of Wuzhong.
Wu Zhongshi refers to Zhang Ruoxu, He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong. The four of them are all figures in the Tang Dynasty, all located in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and they were called Wuzhong in ancient times, so they got the title of Four Scholars in Wuzhong. Among them, Zhang Ruoxu and He Zhizhang are famous poets with more works, while Zhang Xu and Bao Rong have fewer poems.
Zhang Ruoxu's representative work is "Moonlit Night on a Spring River", which is also regarded as the pioneering work of Tang poetry, and it is a masterpiece throughout the ages. There is an isolated article covering the name of the whole Tang Dynasty. His poems are characterized by delicate emotions and harmonious syllables, which play an important role in the transformation of poetic style in the early Tang Dynasty.
He Zhizhang was an influential poet in the early Tang Dynasty. He also played a great guiding role in the development of Tang poetry and made great contributions to its development and prosperity.
Zhang Xu was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was good at cursive writing and liked drinking, and he was one of the Eight Immortals. The main feature of his calligraphy is exuberance, which has a very bold expression and style. His works are magnificent, and he is a great calligrapher in the history of Chinese calligraphy. He is also brave in innovation and has made great contributions to the prosperity of calligraphy art in the Tang Dynasty.
Bao Rong is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, leaving few works, only eight poems, which are included in The Whole Tang Poem. His representative works include Sending a Person to a Peach Garden in Wuling, Sending a Country Son to Zhang Zhushu, and Ruan Gong Xiao Tai. In addition, he became friends with Yu Xiulie, He Chao and Wan Qi.