In the Tang Dynasty, in order to match the singing of music, words were invented, called long and short sentences. Like poetry, they pay attention to word refinement, rhyme, and level. Li Bai's "Recalling Qin'e", Bai Juyi's "Recalling Jiangnan" 》 are all masterpieces. However, it was not until the Song Dynasty that Ci became a mainstream literary genre, and gradually divided into graceful and bold genres.
With the prosperity of business, the citizens of the Song Dynasty pursued a higher quality of life, and the literary form of poetry, which could be recited and sung, was favored by people. The poems written at this time were mainly used to describe a good life, the love between men and women, and to express the sorrow and sorrow of separation. They were called graceful poems. Take Liu Yong, the benchmark for graceful poetry, as an example. His poetry continues the style of Wen Tingyun of the Huajian School in the late Tang Dynasty. The content focuses on the love between children, the rhythm is harmonious and graceful, and the words are fresh and rounded. You can feel Liu Yong even when reading. Liu Yong’s poems vividly express the charm of graceful words.
Elegant poetry existed as the mainstream of the literary world during the Song Dynasty. Both Prime Minister Yan Shu and literary leader Ouyang Xiu were good at writing graceful poetry. The emergence of euphemistic poetry as a mainstream style has a lot to do with the Song Dynasty's gentle, elegant and national temperament that valued culture and education. It can be said that by reading Song poetry, you can understand the Song Dynasty. To a certain extent, graceful words have become a symbol of the literature of the two Song Dynasties. When mentioning the two Song Dynasties, graceful words must be mentioned.
Haobang Ci is a branch of Song Ci. It is not as popular and popular as Wanyu Ci, but its ability to form a series of its own is attributed to the historical background at that time or the author's personality charm. Representatives of bold and unrestrained poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty include Su Shi, while in the Southern Song Dynasty there are Xin Qiji and Lu You. Yue Wumu's "The River Is Red? Angry and Furious" can also be regarded as a masterpiece of bold and unrestrained poetry. Bold words are contrary to graceful words in terms of literary concepts, requiring the creator to have a broad vision and a broad mind. Use powerful and majestic words in word composition to show a bold and heroic style in style. Emotionally, it mostly expresses the feelings of family and country, faith and ambition. Compared with the feminine and gentle words of euphemistic words, it tells the story of the love between children and the pattern of bold words is important. Much larger, but it is not rhythmically demanding and hardly of singing value.
Wanyue Ci pays more attention to the combination of music, popularity, entertainment and lyricism to serve music. Haofang Ci pays more attention to the thoughts of words and sentences, showing social reality, the spirit of the times, and the feelings of family and country.