Why did these short stories, which were neglected in the Tang Dynasty, shine brilliantly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

Why did these short stories, which were neglected in the Tang Dynasty, shine brilliantly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties? The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of poetry development. There were many famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, such as Bai Juyi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Li Bai and Du Fu. So why is poetry popular in the Tang Dynasty, but novels are not so famous?

The main reason for the prevalence of poetry in the Tang Dynasty was related to the system at that time. First of all, the Tang Dynasty was very prosperous, and the economy was no exception, so the economic development laid the foundation for the development of culture. Secondly, the imperial examination system was implemented in the Tang Dynasty. Although the imperial examination system can recruit talents and scholars, it is more inclusive and gives the middle and lower sages the opportunity to enter the court, but the form of the imperial examination system is also fixed and tends to poetry. In Cang Hua? Gao Zu Wude began to study for a master's degree in four years, and the first scene was poetry. ? Therefore, people at that time were addicted to writing poems, which also made the poems in the Tang Dynasty more popular, and novels would not be as popular as poems. Third, most nobles in the Tang Dynasty also wrote poems. In ancient times, the nobles in the palace were always the objects that people followed. The nobles in the palace recited poems, which naturally promoted the popularity of folk poems.

Poetry in the Tang Dynasty was so popular that natural novels would not be so popular, while legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty mostly wrote anecdotes. At that time, many literati liked elegant poetry, and legendary novels would not have the status of poetry.

Then why did short stories become popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties? Related to the germination of capitalism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the introduction of capitalism made people's thoughts no longer be blindly imprisoned, but opened to a certain extent, and short and interesting short stories began to be popular in the streets, instead of fixed-format poems. The liberation of Ming and Qing thoughts also makes novels not only tell stories, but also show the social status behind the stories. In addition, the development of movable type technology and the popularization of printing in Ming and Qing Dynasties laid the foundation for the popularization of novels. Printing made short stories in Ming and Qing dynasties spread on paper instead of orally.