Is Xu Zhenqing related to Xu Wenchang? Are they contemporary?

Xu Zhenqing, Xu Wenchang, Xu Zhenqing and Xu Wenchang are all writers of the Ming Dynasty, so many people confuse them. To make matters worse, they think they are the same person. In fact, Xu Zhenqing and Xu Wenchang are far apart, not only in different literary fields, but also in different times. Xu Wenchang was born nearly ten years after Xu Zhenqing's death, and there was no intersection between them.

Appreciation of Xu Wei's Painting Works

Xu Wenchang, whose real name is Xu Wei, was originally named Wen Qing and later renamed Wen Chang. This man has many names, such as Old Ivy, Ivy Taoist, Tianchi Saint, Tianchi Mountain, Jin Lei, Jin Huishan, Yin Shan Buyi, Baixie Mountain, Goose-nosed Shan Nong, Tian Danshui and Tian Shuiyue. As you can see, this writer takes pleasure in changing his name, and many names of Xu Wenchang are related to him.

In literature, Xu Wenchang rose suddenly, and was unique in poetry, drama, calligraphy and painting. He was also called "the three great talents of Ming Dynasty" with Jie Jin and Yang Shen.

On the other hand, Xu Zhenqing has a high position in the poetry circle and is called "Xiong Wen". His poems are all excellent, which is really worthy of the name. The writing style of early works is biased towards graceful poets such as Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi; Later, influenced by Li Mengyang, He Jingming and others, he advocated that "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty", and participated in the literary retro movement, ranking among the "top seven".

Xu Zhenqing Xu Zhenqing, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, is known as "the first poet in Wuzhong" and "four gifted scholars in Wuzhong". Although he is as famous as Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhiming, Xu Zhenqing is different from the other three in the field of calligraphy and painting, while Xu Zhenqing is the only one who is famous for his poetry.

Portrait of Xu Zhenqing

Xu Zhenqing was very smart since he was a child, and he was very talented in poetry. He was self-taught and good at arts and sciences. He said, "there are no books at home, but they are everywhere." When I was a little older, I studied writing with Wu Kuan and calligraphy with Young-jin Lee. After finishing my studies, I became my own family. He, He Jingming, Kang Hai, Wang, Bian Gong, etc. jointly advocated the school of literature, emphasizing that articles were advertised in Qin and Han Dynasties, ancient poems praised Han and Wei Dynasties, and the nearly patriarchal clan system flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Xu Zhenqing is famous for his calligraphy. In his poem, "Every family in Jiangzuo has an article, flowers and trees in Yangzhou on a misty moon" has been quoted by countless famous artists and has become an eternal quatrain.

Xu Zhenqing's "Tan Yi Lu" contains golden sentences with unique insights, which are rare in the history of poetry talks in Ming Dynasty and even in the whole history of ancient poetry talks. His poetic style is elegant, only repeating the ancient theory, but without losing Wuzhong's romantic feelings.

Wang Yangming's theory of mind prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Zhenqing's ideological course was combined with the whole era, from literature to Taoism, and then to the theory of mind. His advocacy of restoring ancient ways to literature and his lifelong devotion to metaphysics both reflect Xu Zhenqing's conceptual grasp of the characteristics of the times, which is related to his intention to save the "last days". In his later years, Xu Zhenqing respected Taoism and studied health preservation. He was chaste for six years and died in the capital at the age of 33.

Occasionally, Xu Zhenqing's Occasionally is a seven-character quatrain written by Xu Zhenqing, a poet in the Ming Dynasty. "See the peach blossom in the winding path of the deep mountain, and hurry and incline; But I can't keep the jade whip, and I hate the end of the world. "

Stills of Xu Zhenqing, the Four Great Talents in Jiangnan

I'm traveling on a winding mountain road, and I'm very lonely. I occasionally see peach blossoms blooming by the roadside. I was interested in stopping to see them, but it was already dark and the sun was setting in the west. The whip in my hand is disappointing. I can only urge my horse to hurry up, leave beautiful scenery and run away with regret for spring.

This lyric poem is easy to see the poet's heart. The poet trudged in the mountains, and the peak turned, and the peach blossom forest in full bloom came into view. The eyeful of beauty swept away the fatigue of the journey, and the joy was beyond words, but the weather was not beautiful, and the night was approaching. He had no intention of indulging, so he had to whip away. The poet can't help feeling that he can't keep the passage of time, even if he rides a horse and whips, he can't catch up. The word "can't stay" contains many regrets in the poet's heart, such as the sunset in the west, the occasional spring, and the lost time, so the corresponding "spring hate" not only refers to the feeling of hurting spring, but also contains an unspeakable sense of life, which is a catharsis of life defects. "Title" originally meant to be contained in the mouth, but it should be understood as contained in the heart here. Poets run around the world with some regrets about life, but life is short and fleeting, and the road home is far from endless.

Xu Zhenqing's poems are good at starting small and capturing subtle natural scenery, but they are the most poetic. The integration of spirit and emotion had a great influence on the poetic creation of the verve school in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

Xu Zhenqing's stories about Xu Zhenqing, Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhiming are also called "Four Great Talents in Wuzhong". However, due to film and television dramas, the "four great talents" known to the public are different, and only Xu Zhenqing was dumped and became zhou wenbin. What's the mystery?

Stills of Four Talents in Jiangnan

As we all know, "Four Great Talents in Jiangnan" have this title in many film and television dramas. They are Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhiming and zhou wenbin, but in historical materials, there is no zhou wenbin. The titles of the four gifted scholars are true, but the fourth one was replaced by zhou wenbin, which is quite different from the other three. Therefore, in the artistic creation of the four gifted scholars, the author invented zhou wenbin to cooperate with the other three.

Xu Zhenqing was very smart since he was a child, and he was very talented in poetry. He was self-taught and good at arts and sciences. He said, "there are no books at home, but they are everywhere." When I was a little older, I studied writing with Wu Kuan and calligraphy with Young-jin Lee. After finishing my studies, I became my own family. He, He Jingming, Kang Hai, Wang, Bian Gong, etc. jointly advocated the school of literature, emphasizing that articles were advertised in Qin and Han Dynasties, ancient poetry was celebrated in Han and Wei Dynasties, and the patriarchal clan system prevailed in Tang Dynasty. Xu Zhenqing is famous for his calligraphy. In his poem, "Every family in Jiangzuo has an article, flowers and trees in Yangzhou on a misty moon" has been quoted by countless famous artists and has become an eternal quatrain.

Three of the four gifted scholars in Wuzhong are good at painting, but Xu Zhenqing is different from them. He is not good at painting and calligraphy, but only loyal to poetry. His personality is lofty and aloof, and he really doesn't stand with the romantic talents. Probably for this reason, the story writer will make up a handsome zhou wenbin.

Among Xu Zhenqing's "Four Great Talents in Wuzhong", Xu Zhenqing is famous for his poems, which is different from Tang Yin, Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhiming who are famous for their paintings and calligraphy.

Xu Zhenqing Steels

Xu Zhenqing has a high position in the world of poetry. He is called "Xiong Wen". His poems are all excellent, which is really worthy of the name. The writing style of early works is biased towards graceful poets such as Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi; Later, influenced by Li Mengyang, He Jingming and others, he advocated that "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty", and participated in the literary retro movement, ranking among the "top seven".

Shen Deqian, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, edited Poems of Ming Dynasty. Among them, the four gifted scholars in Wuzhong only collected the poems of Xu Zhenqing and Wen Zhiming, while Wen Zhiming only collected two, while Xu Zhenqing actually edited 23. Among the top seven poets, Xu Zhenqing is second only to Li Mengyang and He Jingming. This paper compares the poetic styles of three poets in Selected Poems of Ming Dynasty, and points out that "Li Qixiong, He and Xu have deep feelings", which shows that the poems are rich in emotions, exquisite in skills, touching between the lines and meaningful in feelings.

Looking closely at the emotional context buried in Xu Zhenqing's poems, it is different from the poets in the Central Plains in general, and still retains the elegant style of Jiang Leftist and Wuzhong School. Because of its unique features, in the process of writing, Xu Zhenqing's words and sentences are all "refined words", and he is good at seven words close to the body, even more quatrains, with delicate techniques and poetic implications. Appreciating his poems is like a breeze blowing over his face, relaxed, but unforgettable.