What are the Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties?

The eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties refer to Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan in Tang Dynasty and Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong in Song Dynasty.

1, Han Yu claimed to be "County King Changli", and the world called him "Han Changli" and "Mr. Changli". An outstanding writer, thinker, philosopher and politician in the Tang Dynasty.

In the eighth year of Zhenyuan (792), Han Yu won the top prize, was promoted twice, and was tired of supervising the imperial history. Later, he was demoted to Yangshan for deliberation and served as foreign minister, historian and China calligrapher.

In the 12th year of Yuanhe (8 17), he became the marching Sima of Pei Du, the prime minister, and participated in the fight against the "Huaixi Rebellion". Later, he was demoted to Chaozhou for admonishing the Buddha's bones. In his later years, the official to the assistant minister of the official department was called the "Korean official department". In the fourth year of Changqing (824), Han Yu died at the age of 57, and was posthumously awarded The Book of Rites by posthumous title, hence the name "Han Wengong". In the first year of Yuanfeng (1078), Changlibo was posthumously sealed to worship the Confucius Temple.

2. Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties, was a writer, philosopher, essayist and thinker in the Tang Dynasty. He was called "Liu Hedong" and "Mr. Hedong" in the world, and was also called "Liu Liuzhou" because of his official secretariat. Liu Zongyuan and Han Yu are called Liu Han, Liu Yuxi is called Liu Liu, and Wang Wei, Meng Haoran and Wei Wuying are called Wang Meng.

Liu Zongyuan left more than 600 poems in his life, and his achievements in writing were greater than poems. There are nearly a hundred parallel essays, and the essays are rational, sharp and ironic. There are many places where scenery is described in travel notes, such as Collection of Mr. Hedong, with representative works such as Xiju, Jiang Xue and Fisherman.

3. Su Shi, a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou (1057), Su Shi was a scholar. Song Shenzong worked in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou and Huzhou. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to be the permanent assistant ambassador of Huangzhou because of Wutai poetry case.

After Song Zhezong acceded to the throne, he was known in Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was exiled to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the ruling of the New Party. Song Huizong was granted amnesty and returned to the north, where he died. Song Gaozong posthumously awarded a surname, posthumous title "article".

4. Su Zhe and his brother Su Shi joined the Jinshi in the second year (1057). God is the emperor of the dynasty and the official of the three divisions. He was promoted in Henan for opposing Wang Anshi's political reform. When he was a philosopher, he was called the secretary of the provincial school.

In the first year of Yuan You, you remonstrated. Zhong Cheng, Shangshu Youcheng, and his assistant minister learned about Ruzhou, demoted Yunzhou, moved to Leizhou and moved to Zhou Xun.

5. Ouyang Xiu, a layman, named Liu Yi, a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, is very famous in politics. Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling". Posthumous title Wenzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin, a deputy envoy of the Council and a political adviser, is called Ouyang Wenzhong. Tired of giving a surname and a duke of Chu.

Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are called "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties", and together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi, they are called "Four Masters through the ages".

6. Wang Anshi was born in Linchuan (now Shangchi Village, dongxiang county City, Jiangxi Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty, Han nationality. An outstanding politician, thinker, writer and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties. He was born in a small official family.

Father's benefit, word loss, is a judge of Linjiang army, and he has served as a county official in several States all his life. Anshi doesn't like reading very much, has a strong memory and is well educated.

7. Su Xun writers in the Northern Song Dynasty, together with their sons Su Shi and Su Zhe, are famous for their literature and are called "Three Sus". Both of them are listed as "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties".

Su Xun is good at prose, especially at political theory, with clear exposition and vigorous writing style. He wrote 20 volumes of Jia and 3 volumes of Interpretation of the Law, all of which were handed down to the world together with Biography of the History of Song Dynasty.

Ceng Gong was a writer, historian and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ceng Gong's grandfather Zeng Zhiyao and his father Zeng Yizhan were both famous ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty. Ceng Gong is brilliant and has an excellent memory. When he was young, he read poetry books, blurted them out and recited them. /kloc-at the age of 0/2, he may become a writer. In the second year of Jiayou (1057), he was a scholar and was a member of the Taiping government judicial army. He is famous for his understanding of laws and regulations and proper sentencing.

In the second year of Xining (1069), he was a proofreader of A Record of Song Yingzong, and was soon released to Yuezhou. After five years in Xining (1072), he successively served in qi zhou, Xiangzhou, Hongzhou, Fuzhou, Mingzhou, Bozhou and Cangzhou.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng (108 1), he was appointed as a historian, edited and renovated the courtyard, and sentenced the Taichang Hall as a ritual. In the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083), he died in jiangning house (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) and Wen Ding, posthumous title.