The Creation Background of William Wang's Liangzhou Ci

Writing background: Most of the Seven Unique Poems in Tang Dynasty are Yuefu Ci, and Liangzhou Ci is one of them. Sing according to the local music tunes of Liangzhou (now Hexi and Longyou in Gansu). The Book of the New Tang Dynasty says, "Tianbao music tunes are all named after border areas, such as Liangzhou, Yizhou and Ganzhou." This poem has a strong local color.

From the title, Liangzhou belongs to the northwest border; From the content point of view, wine was a specialty of the western regions at that time, luminous cup was introduced from the western regions, pipa was produced in the western regions, and Hu Jia was a popular musical instrument in the northwest region. These are all related to the customs of the northwest frontier fortress. This group of seven wonders is just a group of beautiful frontier poems.

Extended data

The first poem in "Two Poems on Liangzhou Poetry" renders the grand and luxurious banquet and the scene of soldiers drinking heartily before the war, and shows the broad-minded and unrestrained thoughts and feelings of soldiers who put life and death at risk. The second poem captures the characteristics of the frontier fortress scenery and expresses the homesickness of the soldiers at the border crossing at night. These two poems have broad artistic conception, gorgeous language, lively rhythm and romantic atmosphere.

William Wang (687-726) was born in Yuzi and Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). In the first year of Zongrui Jingyun (7 10), he was a scholar. When Xuanzong became an official, he was demoted to Daozhou Sima and died in the relegated place. Bold sex, like to have fun drinking, can write lyrics, can sing and dance. Most of his poems praise teenagers on the battlefield, exquisite women, singing and feasting. To express his short sigh and broad-minded feelings of eating, drinking and having fun in time.

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