Senior Bai Juyi and senior Liu Yuxi are the same age. They were born in Taiyuan, Shanxi. His family was in decline, his family was poor and he was diligent and eager to learn. At the age of 28 in the 16th year of Zhenyuan, he was awarded the title of Jinshi. He was promoted to Hanlin bachelor, Zuo Zanshan doctor, and ended up as minister of the Ministry of punishment. Senior Bai is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. When discussing poetry, he emphasizes inheriting the creative essence of the Book of Songs and Du Fu. He represents the outstanding literary achievements of the Tang Dynasty in both literary theory and long narrative poetry creation. He is known as the "Poetry Demon" and the "Poetry King" say.
"Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Pipa Song" and other works are the representative works of Bai's long narrative poems. "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland" was written by the poet when he was sixteen years old. . The wild fires are burning, and the spring breeze is blowing. The distant fragrance invades the ancient road, and the clear green meets the deserted city. The luxuriant leaves are full of farewell. "This poem can be said to be a hymn written by the poet for ordinary weeds. The four sentences praise the vigorous vitality of weeds, and the next four sentences touch the scene with sadness and realize the passage of time and the feeling of farewell to friends. "Wild fires never burn out, but the spring breeze blows and grows again." These two poems, with their "tenacity" and "chewyness", have become the swan song passed down through the ages to the descendants of Yan and Huang in the land of China. When he was 16 years old, Senior Bai came to Chang'an from Yingju in the south of the Yangtze River. He brought poems and articles to meet Gu Kuang, a famous poet at that time. When Senior Gu saw the name Bai Juyi, he said humorously: " Rice is expensive in Chang'an, so it is not easy to live in Chang'an." ( Prices in Chang'an are very expensive, and I'm afraid it's not easy to live there.) But when he opened the volume of his poems and read the two lines in this poem, "The wild fire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow it again," he couldn't help but praise him repeatedly: "You are so talented. How difficult is it to live!" (Bai Juyi can write such a poem) Even the seniors in the poetry world were impressed, which shows the high artistic attainments of this poem. This poem is also the famous work of Bai Juyi's predecessor.
In fact, Senior Bai succeeded through diligent study. "Yu Yuan Jiu Shu" is his poetic theory that carries forward the fine tradition of realist poetry. In the article, he narrated his experience of being diligent and studious since he was a child. "When I was born in June or July, my wet nurse held me under the book screen, pointing to the word "zhi" and "wu" to indicate to me, but I couldn't say anything. I have already understood it implicitly. Although I tried it a hundred times, I knew that the origin of Pusu Xi was in the text. I learned it as a poem at the age of five or six. At the age of 15 or 16, I learned that there was a Jinshi who was studying hard during the day, studying poetry during the day, and studying poetry at night, so that his mouth and tongue became sores and his elbows became calluses. . He is strong but his skin is not plump, his teeth and hair are prematurely graying before he is old, and he looks as if a fly is hanging in his eyes. There are thousands of them, which are caused by hard study and writing, and he is poor at home. For many reasons, Twenty-seven Fang Chongxiang Fu. After he passed the exam, he did not give up poetry. When he was awarded the title of scholar, he had already written three or four hundred poems. In the past ten years, he has been in the imperial examination for three times, his reputation has been well-known, his career has been promoted to the Qing Dynasty, and he has become a virtuous person. Jun, he was admitted to the imperial examination. "Senior Bai passed the imperial examination three times, which means he studied hard since he was admitted to the imperial examination at the age of twenty-eight. At the age of thirty, he took the official examination and passed the imperial examination with outstanding performance. At the age of thirty-four, Cai Zhiji and Mao Ming took part in the physical education examination for the emperor's personal examination. The purpose of the examination was to select special talents. He was admitted to the fourth class, so that he had the opportunity to get close to the emperor.
Senior Bai’s poetic style is simple, natural, fresh and indifferent. "Cherishing the Peonies" is a representative example of this type of poem. "I am melancholy about the red peonies in front of the steps. In the evening, only two branches are left. When the wind blows in the Ming Dynasty, they should be blown away. At night, I cherish the red peonies and watch the fire." The poet looked at the steps sadly. The peonies in bloom in the front yard were in bloom, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that there were still two peonies that were about to bloom, still showing their last charm. The poet was reading late at night. Suddenly he remembered the peonies in the yard that were about to bloom. He couldn't help but hold the lamp and go to the yard to admire their beauty again, fearing that the wind would blow off their petals tomorrow morning. This sincere poem by Mr. Bai has aroused the imitation of later generations. "After the guests parted ways and woke up late at night, they held red candles to admire the remaining flowers." "I'm afraid that the flowers will fall asleep late at night, so the fever will be high." Candles illuminate red makeup." and other famous sentences.
There is also a short poem "Snow at Night" that has a very wonderful conception. Through the poet's conscious perception, the whole poem lets the audience know that there is a heavy snow in the world. "I was surprised that my quilt and pillow were cold, and I saw the bright windows again. Late at night, I knew the snow was heavy, and I heard the sound of breaking bamboo." The poet woke up from the cold in his sleep, and was surprised to find that his quilt was thin and his pillow was cold. I wondered what was shining brightly in the window. He suddenly realized that it was the strong reflection of the snow in the yard that brought light to the dark night. The snow was getting thicker and thicker, and from time to time in the quiet night, there was the crisp sound of bamboo branches in the yard being crushed by the snow. If you carefully appreciate and taste this elegant and colorless poem, and think about the white and fragrant flying snowflakes, you will find that the poem is not only solemn and simple, fresh and elegant, but also novel and unique, with good intentions. Who can see the snow falling in the dark night? The weather is so cold and I am not in the mood to enjoy the snow. However, Senior Bai, who is willing to innovate, started from his feelings and described the appearance of a heavy snowfall in three levels: feeling (cold), vision (light), and hearing (smell).
The poems written by Bai Juyi are authentic, easy to understand, and easy to sing, which brought the poetry of the Tang Dynasty to its peak. Since he yearned for an official life all his life, he over-emphasized that his poetry creation was subject to the needs of real politics, which would inevitably constrain his poetry artistic creation and diversification of styles.