In every field, there is the most powerful person, who can be said to be the benchmark in the field. In the field of poetry, the most well-known person should be "Li Du". One is called the Immortal of Poetry, and the other is called the Immortal of Poetry. Being called the Saint of Poetry can be said to have received the highest honor among poets. However, it seems that no one has compared the two of them. Most of them are bundled praises. But if there is a real comparison, which of these two people will be better? What about superior skills?
Some people have suggested that both of them have written poems about the Yangtze River. It is better to compare them through this, and the answer will naturally become clear. Li Bai was born in 701 AD. Regarding his life experience, there are not many records in any Tang history. However, some unofficial historians claim that Li Bai was actually a member of the royal family who was living abroad. Whether this statement is true or not cannot be proven, but one thing can be said. It is certain that Li Bai never became an official in his life.
In 734 AD, he presented "Mingtang Fu" to Xuanzong, telling Xuanzong about his ambitions and grand plans, but they were not adopted. After that, Li Bai went against the ideas of officials many times, and was disappointed. , Li Bai began to hang out in wine shops and created many masterpieces handed down from generation to generation.
Du Fu was born in 712 AD. Although he and Li Bai are only 11 years apart, they are actually one step behind in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In 755 AD, the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. It can be said that Li Bai spent his entire life. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Du Fu experienced the ups and downs of mountains and rivers in his prime, which resulted in almost different styles of poetry between the two. Du Fu's song "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind" was even more astonishing.
The two can be said to be the two most outstanding poets of the Tang Dynasty. Later generations often use the two as examples, but no one seems to have compared them to see who is more famous and more powerful. Some people say that Du Fu's works are better because he is realistic and pays more attention to patriotism. Yuan Zhen likes Du Fu very much.
Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and others also said that Du Fu was actually better than Li Bai in terms of poetry techniques. However, there were also those who were more supportive of Li Bai and believed that his poetry was uninhibited and few people could achieve this level. kind of realm. In fact, it can be seen from their description of the Yangtze River. In "Looking at Tianmen Mountain", Li Bai painted a beautiful sunset over the Yangtze River.
In "Walking at Night", Du Fu exaggerates a tense atmosphere of rushing on the road. The two poems are not similar in any way, but they are both masterpieces. The styles they are good at are different, one is romanticism, and the other is realism. The different environments they live in have created completely different styles. Therefore, both of them have their own merits. There is no saying that they are superior in skills. They are both rare in our country. The talented man.