Wang Wei is an outstanding representative in the literary history of Tang Dynasty. His poems and paintings have always been regarded as the classics of China's ancient literature and art. His creation involves philosophy, nature, life, art and other aspects, showing a profound realm and detached attitude, which has had a far-reaching impact on the development of poetry art in later generations.
At the same time, his integrity and talent won him wide respect and reverence. Although his life has experienced war/chaos and politics/movement/swing, he has always maintained his love and pursuit of art and nature, which is also one of the themes expressed in his works.
Wang Wei (693 or 694 or 70 1 year-761year), whose real name is Moshu, is a Moshu Buddhist. Hedong Zhou Pu (now Yongji, Shanxi) was born in Qixian, Shanxi. Poets and painters in Tang Dynasty.
Wang Wei was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was a scholar in the first year of Kaiyuan, and in the ninth year of Kaiyuan (72 1), he was very happy. Li Guan right gleaned, supervised the remonstrance, and made our time in Hexi. During the Tianbao period, he worshipped the official department as a doctor and a servant. When An Lushan captured Chang 'an, he was forced to accept a fake post. After Chang 'an was recovered, he was accused of granting Prince Zhongyun. In the first year of Tang Suzong's rule, he was appointed as a senior minister, known as "Wang Youcheng".
Wang Wei, who is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, sound and painting, is famous for his Kaiyuan and Tianbao poems, especially his five-character poems, which praise the landscape and countryside. Together with Meng Haoran, he was called "Wang Meng" and was called "Shi Fo" because of his devout belief in Buddhism. Calligraphy and painting are particularly wonderful, and later generations promoted it to the ancestor of Nanzong landscape painting. He is the author of Wang Youcheng's poetry anthology, with about 400 poems. Su Shi commented on the Northern Song Dynasty cloud: "There are pictures in poetry, which are fascinating; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. "