Association of "Tang people respect law, Song people respect meaning"
This theory first appeared in calligraphy criticism, and was commented as "books flourish in Tang Dynasty". During this period, famous artists came forth in large numbers, and the overall feature was rigor and neatness. Yu Shinan's modesty, Ou Yangxun's calmness, Chu Suiliang's fluency and Yan Zhenqing's atmosphere come to mind. Chewing its background carefully, the culture of the Tang Dynasty was profound and brilliant, reaching the peak of China feudal culture. In the Song Dynasty, calligraphy began to take on a new look of lyricism. Although it is difficult to compare with the Tang Dynasty, it has brought a new aesthetic mood. This is not only reflected in the art of calligraphy, but also in poetry.
Poetry creation in Song Dynasty is mainly based on words. In contrast, Song poetry is in an awkward situation and there are not many masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. What is refreshing is probably the description of the scenery, such as "the pear leaves are red, the wheat flowers are fragrant with snow", "the shadows are thin and shallow, and the fragrance floats at dusk", "the clothes are wet with apricot flowers and rain, and the blowing surface is not cold" and "the water is clear and sunny, and the mountains are Kong Yu." Taking scenery description as an example, the Tang Dynasty was really magnificent and profound. Needless to say, the poet's vicissitudes of life, "the wind is urgent and the sky is high" and "how difficult it is for ten thousand people" have long been well known. At this point, he can be compared with the tragic frontier poets "Snow-filled Tianshan Mountains" and "Yellow Sand Fighting Hundreds of Battles" for a long time. Romantic poets seem to be equally fond of big scenes, such as "Tianmen Duan" and "Higashi Shimizu Liu", which makes Lu You's "Riding a Donkey in Drizzle", which was classified as an uninhibited work in the Song Dynasty, almost disappear. Even if he must describe the Peach Blossom Pond, he must add the adverbial of "Deep thousands of feet". It seems that the power of the Tang Dynasty empire has penetrated into the poet's heart, and pioneering has become the mainstream of the times. The lines are very rough, and it seems that no one wants to be immersed in love. Delicate scenery descriptions can only be used as a foil in poetry, and some famous scenery descriptions in ancient and modern times are also pretexts, which only play the role of "comparison" and "prosperity", such as "flowers cover the bell of Blissful Palace, rain deepens the dragon lake and willow" and "every tree in Hanyang becomes clear and the parrot country". I thought about it for a long time, but the pure scenery description seems to be only Wang Wei's "moonlight in the pine forest and crystal stone in the stream", which is too rough and pure as if it is salt-free, lacking the emotional appeal of scenery description in Song Dynasty.
Looking at the article again, taking ancient prose as an example, there are many political essays selected in the Tang Dynasty, all of which are explicit revenge, while in the Song Dynasty, most of them are XX travel notes, and large-scale scenery descriptions occupy the mainstream, but the political tendency at the end of the article takes a secondary position. I am a layman in porcelain, but I also know that the Tang Dynasty is represented by the three colors of the Tang Dynasty, and the colorful glass has visual impact and shock; There were many monochromatic glazes and white porcelain in the Song Dynasty, and they pursued a jade-like character, among which the tone of "after the rain clears up" was the most important.
After the Tang empire, it experienced a short war of five dynasties and ten countries, and soon Lao Zhao became a yellow robe and unified the whole country. The population is not small, and the territory is not small. Why do you feel so different about things? Historians may have many explanations, such as the shift of political center, the policy of valuing literature over martial arts, the downfall of the dynasty from the altar, and the blow to confidence. I always feel that if personified, there is a man in the Tang Dynasty who seems to be a strange man with rich experience, handsome appearance, deep eyes and broad shoulders. Song dynasty seems to be a girl who wants wings. She is naive and curious about everything. A pond and a small bridge can touch her petty bourgeoisie. There is a saying in Japanese that "men have breasts, and women love jiao", which means that men should be broad-minded and women should be gentle as water. It seems that the aesthetics of orientals are still the same.
PS: After talking for a long time, I forgot what I wanted to say "Jin people like rhyme". This statement stems from the praise of calligraphers in calligraphy reviews, such as dragons. The corresponding literary representative work of this era is Tao Yuanming's "Picking Chrysanthemums under the East Hedgerow, Seeing Nanshan Leisurely", which pursues a kind of life interest. Talk to you next time.