China's ancient poetry has a long history.

Poetry is the earliest literary genre in Han literature, and it is also the most fully developed literary genre. The existing ancient ballads vividly reflect the living conditions and inner aspirations of Han ancestors, and their short and vivid forms also show the power of China national language. China's ancient poems, commonly known as ancient poems, refer to poems written in classical Chinese and traditional metrical patterns. China's ancient poems in a broad sense can include all kinds of ancient Chinese rhymes such as Fu, Ci and Qu, while in a narrow sense, they only include ancient poems and modern poems. It is a form of cultural expression produced by many nationalities in the process of language development. Most ancient poems are written by literati, who express their thoughts by writing poems and singing.

Ethnicity

In the process of language development, many ethnic groups have produced poetic forms suitable for their own languages. In China, the earliest collection of Han poetry is The Book of Songs, in which the earliest poems were written in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and the latest works were written in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period.

During the Warring States Period, the languages of Huaxia and Baiyue nationalities in southern Chu gradually merged, and its poetry collection "Songs of Chu" broke through some formal restrictions in the Book of Songs and better reflected the characteristics of southern languages.

Ancient poems of Han dynasty

Yuefu poetry was formed in the Han Dynasty. Yuefu poetry is sung to match the music, which is equivalent to the lyrics of modern society. This kind of Yuefu poetry is called Qu, Ci, Song and Xing. During the Three Kingdoms period, the poetry works represented by Jian 'an literature absorbed the nutrition of Yuefu poetry, which laid the foundation for later modern poetry with more rigorous meter.

Modern poetry in Tang and Song Dynasties

In the Tang Dynasty, four quatrains and eight metrical poems appeared in China's poems. Rhyme and rhyme are balanced, and the balance and antithesis of each sentence are regular. The quatrains are a little looser.

In addition, the words that reached their peak in the Song Dynasty are also an important form of poetry. The format of words should follow some fixed aphorisms, so as to sing with music.

Late development

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the golden age of China's poetry has gradually passed, and his literary creation has gradually turned to drama, novels and other forms.

Development sequence: The Book of Songs-Chu Ci-Yuefu-Cifu-Tang Poetry-Song Ci-Yuanqu.

International influence editor

China's poetry literally means China's poetry. But this concept is mainly used outside the Chinese world. Some neighboring countries of China, such as Korea, Japan and Vietnam, are naturally deeply influenced by Chinese poetry because they use Chinese characters as written language. With the spread of Zen in these countries, China's poetry has become the most important form of Zen literature.