The eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties were Liu Zongyuan and Han Yu in China in Tang Dynasty and the eight masters in Song Dynasty, including Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong.
Ceng Gong was an important backbone of the new ancient prose movement in Song Dynasty, and advocated the combination of literature and Taoism in the theory of ancient prose. The style of writing originated from the Six Classics, which is also the strength of Sima Qian and Han Yu. It is plain, simple, gentle and elegant, which was taught by people and younger generations at that time.
Ceng Gong made great achievements in his life. Especially in literary creation, it is particularly prominent. He actively participated in Ouyang Xiu's poetry innovation movement. His prose is extensive in content, profound in meaning, slow in pace, mellow in emotion and latent in temperament; Clear theme and orderly reasoning; Good at refining sentences, clean language, especially the use of parallelism and duality. ?
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Ceng Gong's articles have several different characteristics. First of all, the article on this matter is very detailed and euphemistic. Secondly, although Ceng Gong's articles are simple and few, they sometimes waver and open and close vertically and horizontally. The preface is particularly distinctive. Moreover, he is good at narration, which is characterized by coherence and expressiveness. There are also those who are good at narratives and don't write much about scenery, such as "Awakening the Heart Pavilion" and "You Shan".
However, there are also great descriptive works, such as the pavilion of Taoist Mountain, the story of Mo Chi and the story of Zhao Gong's disaster relief in Yuezhou. These stories are profound, powerful and reasonable. His book, preface and inscription are also good articles. When Quincy's style prevailed, his prose and Ouyang Xiu's prose, a sculpted style, tended to be simple and natural.
Ceng Gong, as one of the eight famous poets in Tang and Song Dynasties, has been handed down from generation to generation with Feng Leizi and Longping Collection in Yuan Dynasty. Judging from his collected works handed down from ancient times, his interests mainly lie in practical articles such as historical biography and strategic theory. In particular, he has been engaged in the compilation of historical books for many years, and he has studied the writing of historical inscriptions. Studying and summarizing his theory of practical writing is of guiding significance to the development of modern practical writing.
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