Zhang Jiuling (673-740), born in Shaozhou (now Shaoguan City), was a Jinshi in the early years of Jinglong, Tang Zhongzong. Xuanzong was a famous sage in the Tang Dynasty, who was the assistant minister of Chinese calligraphy, the official of Pingzhang and the official of Chinese calligraphy.
Li Bai (70 1-762), whose word is Taibai, was named Qinglian layman in his later years. His ancestral home was in Ji Cheng, Longxi (now Qin 'an, Gansu), and he moved to the western regions at the end of Sui Dynasty. He was born in Broken Leaf City (now Gilstein), where Dadu Lake House was located at that time. Brilliant genius is called depraved immortality. His poems are rich in imagination, unique in conception, magnificent and bold in style, and he is a representative figure of romantic poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Du Fu (7 12-770), with beautiful words, moved from Xiangyang (now Hubei) to Gongxian (now Henan) and was the grandson of Du Fu, a poet in the early Tang Dynasty. Du Shaoling and Du Gongbu are famous for their poems, because they often call themselves "young Ling Ye Lao" and served as foreign ministers in the Ministry of Supervision. Their poems are good at choosing social themes with universal significance, reflecting the political corruption at that time and expressing the people's wishes to some extent. Many of his excellent works show the historical process of the Tang Dynasty from the prosperity of Kaiyuan to the disintegration and decline, so they are called "the history of poetry". The style of poetry is gloomy and the language is concise and vivid, which has a great influence on later poets.
Wang Wei (70 1-76 1) was originally from Qi (now Qixian County, Shanxi Province) and his father moved (now Yongji West, Shanxi Province), so he was named Hedong. Kaiyuan Jinshi He served as Da Lecheng and You Shiyi. When An Lushan rebelled, he was forced to assume a false post. He has made great achievements in poetry and painting. Su Dongpo praised him for "painting in poetry and poetry in painting", especially for his achievements in landscape poetry. Together with Meng Haoran, they are called "Wang Meng". In his later years, he was careless about his official career and devoted himself to being a Buddha. Later, he was called "Shi Fo".
Meng Haoran (689-740) was born in Xiangyang, Xiangzhou (now Xiangfan, Hubei). Apart from going to Chang 'an for an examination at the age of forty, I have been living in seclusion in my hometown, Lumen, learning to write poetry. Poetry is mostly about landscape and pastoral, and it is the main landscape and pastoral poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They are just as famous as Wang Wei and are collectively called "Wang Meng".
Wang Changling (about 690-756? ), the word Shao Bo, now a native of Xi, Shaanxi, is said to be a native of Nanjing or Taiyuan, Shaanxi. In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, he was a scholar, and he was only a small official all his life. During the Anshi Rebellion, he was killed by Qiu Xiao, the secretariat of Bozhou, on his way back to Jiangning. Poetry is easy to write about palace grievances, frontier fortress and farewell, and it is especially good at the seven wonders. It is known as the "Seven Wonders of the Master" and the "Poet's Son of Heaven".
Qiu Wei (694-789? ), a native of Jiaxing, Suzhou (now Zhejiang), was a scholar during the Tianbao period and the son of the right official prince. Make friends with Wang Wei and Liu Changqing and live to be 95 years old. According to legend, he was the longest-lived poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Do not dive (692-749? ), the word Xiaotong, from Jiangling, Hubei, is from Nankang, Jiangxi. In the 14th year of Kaiyuan, he was a scholar, appointed by Yi Shouwei as the Jixian Institute, moved to the left to collect the remains, and finally became A Lang, and then retired to Jiangdong. Many poems describe the secluded life in the mountains and the feelings outside the party, which is beautiful.
Chang Jian (708-765? ), whose native place is unknown, joined Wang Changling as a scholar in the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, and only worked as a non-commissioned officer of Xu Yiwei. Poetry is mainly pastoral poetry, with exquisite language choice and far-reaching realm.
Cen Can (7 15-770), a native of Nanyang, said that he was from Jiangling, Hubei Province and lived in Songyang, Henan Province when he was young. Tianbao entered the Jinshi in three years, first as a petty official, then as a secretariat of history, which was called "Cenjiazhou". Poetry is famous for writing about frontier life, and it is as famous as Gao Shi, so it is called "Gao Cen".
Yuan Jie (7 19-772), alias Charity, was born in Henan and took refuge in the cave. Tianbao was a scholar in the twelfth year, and Daozhou was awarded the title of secretariat of history in the second year of Guangde, and later moved to take charge of history. Poetry satirizes current politics and reflects people's sufferings.
Wei (737-79 1? ), a native of Chang 'an, Jing Zhao (now Xi, Shaanxi), was a bodyguard officer of Xuanzong in the court in the last years of Tianbao. He was a Ren Xia in his early years, wild and unruly. Later, he worked hard to get into the Jinshi. Because I have done Suzhou secretariat. The world is called "Wei Suzhou". The poetic style is desolate and lofty, and it is famous for being good at writing landscapes and describing secluded life.
Liu Zongyuan (773-8 19), whose name is Liu Hedong, was born in Jiezhou Town, Yuncheng County, Shanxi Province. In the ninth year of Zhenyuan, Dezong was a scholar, and he also gave lectures and learned. Yuan Wailang, the official to the Ministry of Rites, was demoted to Yongzhou Sima because of his participation in the reform of Wang Group, and later moved to Liuzhou Secretariat, known as Liu Liuzhou in history. Poetry and prose were very famous at that time. Together with Han Yu, he led the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty, and was called Liu Han, one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Meng Jiao (75 1-8 14) and Wu Kangdong, a savage in Huzhou (now Deqing, Zhejiang Province), lived in seclusion in Songshan, Henan Province in his early years, and was only a scholar in his forties. He only worked as a county magistrate or something. Geng Jie was a poor man all his life, and his poems described the sufferings of the people and the cruel world. Language abstains from mediocrity and pursues a thin, hard and eccentric style. With the same name as Jia Dao, it is called "Bojiao Island".
Chen Ziang (66 1-702) was born in Shehong, Zizhou (now Sichuan). When he was young, he became a Ren Xia in 2000 and was a scholar in the first year of Zong Rui civilization. When Wu Zetian was in power, he served as a small official such as orthography and right gleaning. He was deeply dissatisfied with the flashy and beautiful poetic style since the Six Dynasties, and made great contributions to poetry creation and theory.