First, the reason why Wang Wei lived in seclusion in the mountains: Buddhism flourished in the era when Wang Wei lived. Scholar-officials learning Buddhism is very popular. Political dissatisfaction made Wang Wei, who lived comfortably, naturally yearn for the realm of Buddhism, so he lived in seclusion several times in his life and devoted himself to studying Buddhism in order to get rid of fame and fortune.
Second, expand the scope of knowledge:
1. Social environment: During the Tang Dynasty in China, Buddhism and Taoism were very popular in Chinese history. The improvement of living standards brought by the prosperity of Kaiyuan made people pursue spiritual satisfaction even more. Especially for the upper class, seeking immortality and seclusion are commonplace. At the same time, the famous Li Bai and Du Fu have the behavior of cultivating immortals.
2. Introduction of Wang Wei: Wang Wei (70 1 year -76 1 year, 699-76 1 year) was born in Zhou Pu (now Yuncheng, Shanxi) in the east of the Tang Dynasty, and his ancestral home was Qixian, Shanxi. He was a famous poet and painter in the Tang Dynasty. In the early years, because of the social attack in the later period, the channel was completely Zen. There are more than 400 poems, including Acacia and Autumn Night in the Mountain. Wang Wei, a Zen master, studied Taoism and was proficient in poetry, books, painting and music. Together with Meng Haoran, they are called "Wang Meng". Su Shi commented: "Poetry is full of paintings; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. "
3. Later generations' evaluation: There is a saying that "Li Bai is a genius, Du Fu is a native talent, and Wang Wei is a talent", and later generations also call Wang Wei Shi Fo. This title not only expresses the Zen and religious inclination of Wang Wei's poems, but also affirms Wang Wei's lofty position in the Tang Dynasty. Wang Wei is not only recognized as Shi Fo, but also a master of Nanshan literati painting (Qian Zhongshu called him "the first painting in the prosperous Tang Dynasty"). He is also proficient in temperament, good at calligraphy and seal cutting, and is a rare all-rounder
Chushan's miniature sculpture "Peach Blossom" enjoyed a high reputation both before and after his death. History says that "the famous people in Kaiyuan and Tianbao are waiting for you with lofty aspirations, and the two kings Ning and Xue are teachers and friends" (New Tang Book). Tang Daizong once called it "the literate sect in the world" (Answer to Wang Weiji in Wang Jin). Du Fu also called him "the most beautiful sentence in a full picture book" (the eighth of the twelve poems in Jieboredom). At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Si Kongtu praised it as "interesting and clear, if clear and deep" ("Comment on Poetry with Wang Jia"). In the past, people once praised Wang Wei as "Shi Fo" and compared him with poet Du Fu and poet Li Bai.
As far as ideological content is concerned, Wang Wei's poems are far from comparable to those of Li and Du Fu. In terms of art, Wang Wei did have his unique achievements and contributions. In the Tang Dynasty, the poems of Liu Changqing, Ten Talents in Dali, Yao He and Jia Dao were all influenced by Wang Wei to varying degrees. Until the Qing Dynasty, Wang Shizhen admired verve, but in fact, his poems were the most important. However, this school of poetry is often sentimental and lacks social content.