Zhang Xu (675-750) was a poet and calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. He was born in Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Zhang Xu is good at cursive script, and he is also called "Three Musts" with Li Bai's poems and Pei Min's sword dance. His poems are unique, and he is good at seven verses. He ranks as one of the "Eight Immortals of Drinking" along with Li Bai and He Ren.
Zhang Xu's cursive script, together with Li Bai's poems and songs, and Pei Min's sword dance, was praised by Tang Wenzong as "three musts". His calligraphy works were famous at that time and were regarded as treasures by people. Zhang Xu's poems include Stay on the Mountain, Peach Blossom Creek and Spring Grass.
Zhang Xu's life is characterized by wild grass calligraphy and poetry creation. His calligraphy works are passionate, elegant and agile, and are called "the sage of grass". His poetry works are bold and unrestrained, and he is closely associated with Li Bai and He Ren, and is known as the "Four Gentlemen of Wuzhong". Zhang Xu's poetry creation shows his unique artistic talent and attitude towards life, leaving a valuable cultural heritage for future generations.
Although Zhang Xu is most famous for his calligraphy, some of his poems still exist, including some excellent works. Today, we will appreciate six poems by Zhang Xu and feel the poetic style of Zhang Xu.
Zhang Xu's poems:
Rowing in Qingxi
At dusk, travelers lean against the dock and sing.
I can never get tired of watching Qingxi Moon with a smile.
willow
The tobacco rod hangs down and the spring thoughts are at the edge of the city.
Please take a closer look at the romantic feeling, without reducing the spirit and time in the temple.
Chuncao
Spring grass is green in Wan Li, and the border town leaves home at sunset.
After three years at sea, don't send paper books between clouds.
peach-blossom river
A high bridge appeared on the clouds and asked the fishing boats in the rocks.
Peach blossoms follow the water all day long, and the mouth of the peach garden is by the stream?
Stay on the mountain
The state of mountain light makes spring glow, not for lightness.
Even if there was no rain in Mystery, the clothes were dyed deep in the clouds.
Spring outing is worth the rain.
I want to find the porch and the sill, and the clouds are faint on the river at night.
The east wind blew away the rain, and the Ming Dynasty stayed in Huayuan.
Stay in the mountains
The state of mountain light makes spring glow, not for lightness.
Even if there was no rain in Mystery, the clothes were dyed deep in the clouds.