Wen Tingyun (the originator of the Huajian Ci School).
The Huajian Ci School appeared in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties period. It was born in Xishu and got its name from "Huajian Collection" edited by Zhao Chongzuo. The word "Huajian" in the Huajian School comes from a poem by Zhang Bi, a poet in Huajian - "It's like seeing each other among the flowers, and the two pairs are flying against each other."
Chen Xun's "Hai Xiao Shuo Ci Cloud": "Ci flourished in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was the founder, Wen Qi was appointed, and Zan was promoted in the Five Dynasties, headed by Wei Zhuang."
As the late Tang Dynasty, A famous poet, Wen Tingyun is good at poetry and is famous for his lyrics. Although most of Wen Tingyun's poems do not have high ideological value, they are unique in art. Poetry commentators in the past dynasties have spoken highly of Wen Tingyun's poems, and he is known as the originator of the Huajian School.
Wang Zheng's "Preface to the Poetry of Longbishanfang Anthology" states that the style of poetry was created by Li Bai, Wang Jian, and Wen Tingyun. Commentators regard Tingyun as the most unique poet. "Zhou Ji's "Jie Cunzhai's Miscellaneous Works on Ci" says: "There is a difference between high and low Ci, and there is a difference between heavy and heavy Ci." The paperweight has been revealed and the sound has reached the clouds, which can be said to be the best of both worlds."
Zhang Hui also wrote: "Feiqing's words are profound and beautiful, and they are believed to be true. The deepest, so his words are neither angry nor intimidating, and are full of strength and softness. "The traces of people in the Southern Song Dynasty are beginning to show, and there is a profound atmosphere in the flowers. If Feiqing transcends the spirit, there is no sign of it." . However, if you interpret it carefully, the words have a context."
Liu Xizai's "Art Summary" said: "Wen Feiqing's poems are exquisite." Wen Tingyun's position in the history of poetry is indeed very important.
"Huajian Collection" contains up to 66 Wen lyrics. It can be said that Wen Tingyun is the first poet who devoted himself to writing lyrics. Ci, a literary form, was really taken seriously by people only in the hands of Wen Tingyun. Subsequently, poets from the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty competed for it, and finally made Ci become a major phenomenon in the ancient Chinese literary world, and it still has a very wide influence to this day. Wen Tingyun's contribution to Ci will always be respected by future generations.