Meng Jiao and Han Yu were both famous poets in the Tang Dynasty. They are all founders of "Han Meng Poetry School". Their poetic thoughts and styles are close, they have more contacts and deep friendship. Meng Jiao is older than Han Yu 17 years old and has been in contact for 22 years. From beginning to end, the relationship has been very close. They cooperated with a large number of couplets, innovated the rules of couplets, promoted the development of couplets and left a much-told story in the literary world.
Meng Jiao and Han Yu are both important figures in the literary history of the Tang Dynasty. Meng Jiao's poems are famous for being fresh and refined, natural and fluent, and he is good at expressing profound thoughts and feelings in concise language. His poems often reveal his understanding of life and his concern for social reality. In his Ode to a Wanderer, he wrote: "The thread in the hand of a kind-hearted mother makes clothes for her wayward son's body. She sewed carefully and repaired it thoroughly, fearing that it would delay his time to go home. " Expressed the mother's deep love for her son and the son's gratitude to her.
Han Yu is an outstanding writer, thinker and politician. He has made outstanding achievements in literature and is known as one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". His prose works are famous for their boldness and grandeur. For example, in "On Teachers", he put forward the view that "teachers should solve doubts by teaching", emphasizing the important role of teachers in inheriting culture, imparting knowledge and solving doubts.
Meng Jiao and Han Yu learn from each other and inspire each other in their creation. They cooperated with a large number of couplets, innovated the rules of couplets and promoted the development of couplets. For example, the poem "After Graduation from University" co-written by two people skillfully uses rhetorical devices such as antithesis and parallelism to express their joy after graduation from university to the fullest. In addition, they also cooperated with many other excellent poems, such as Farewell to Ancient Grass and Spring Dawn.
Meng Jiao and Han Yu not only have contacts in literary creation, but also keep close contact in life. According to records, the two had visited places of interest together, tasted delicious food, and attended banquets and parties. These activities not only enhanced their friendship, but also provided rich materials and inspiration for their literary creation. Meng Jiao and Han Yu are two outstanding figures in the literary history of Tang Dynasty. They learn from each other in literary creation.