China's ancient pastoral poems refer to poems praising rural life, which mainly show the rural scenery and the labor of farmers, shepherds and fishermen. After Tao Yuanming, a great poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, initiated the style of pastoral poetry, the pastoral poetry in Tang and Song Dynasties mainly became pastoral life poems written by recluse literati and retired officials.
Brief introduction of four pastoral poets;
1, Tao Yuanming
Tao Yuanming, with a distinct personality, changed his name to Qian in his later years, and his lines were profound and clear. Mr. Wu Liu, nicknamed Mr. Jingjie, is called Mr. Jingjie. Xunyang Chaisang (now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province) is a native of Yifeng. An outstanding poet, lyricist and essayist at the end of Eastern Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Liu Song Dynasty. Known as "the Sect of Hermit Poets" and "the originator of pastoral poetry". He is the first literary master in Jiangxi.
2. Fan Chengda
Fan Chengda, word intelligence,no. Shi Hu lay man. He is as famous as You Mao, Yang Wanli and Lu You, and is known as the "Four Poets of ZTE". His poems have a wide range of themes, simple style, freshness and charm. Poetry has a wide range of themes, and the works that reflect the content of rural social life have the highest achievements. In his later years, he wrote 60 Poems of Four Seasons Pastoral Poetry, which had a great influence on later pastoral poetry.
3. Meng Haoran
Meng Haoran, whose real name is Haoran, was born in Xiangyang, Xiangzhou (now Xiangyang, Hubei), a famous pastoral poet in the Tang Dynasty, and was known as "Meng Xiangyang" in the world. Because he has never been an official, he is also called Monsanto.
4. Wang Wei
Wang Wei, the word Mosha, is called "Mosha layman". Hedong Zhou Pu (now Yongji, Shanxi) was born in Qixian, Shanxi. Poets and painters in Tang Dynasty. Wang Wei, who is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, sound and painting, is famous for his Kaiyuan and Tianbao poems, especially his five-character poems, which praise the landscape and countryside. Together with Meng Haoran, he was called "Wang Meng" and was called "Shi Fo" because of his devout belief in Buddhism.