Zhang's birth and death are ominous. His main activities were from the middle of the 7th century to the beginning of the 8th century. As for the "Four Scholars of Wu Zhong" mentioned by the people, it can only show that their fame was similar at that time and they were called because of their similar household registration.
There is little about Zhang's life story, and even less about his works. By the Tang Dynasty, there were almost no works left in his poetry collection. From Tang Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty, almost no one paid attention to his poem "Spring River". According to the textual research of literary historians, his poems have not been seen in the anthology of Tang poems. Not only did his poems not appear in Selected Poems of Tang Dynasty, but also his poems were not mentioned in Ming Dynasty. The earliest person to include his poem "Spring River" should be Guo Maoqian of Song Dynasty, which was included in his Yuefu poems. But this is only included in Yuefu poems, and his poems were not selected for Zhengyin until the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, however, Zhang's poems were preserved.
After waiting for more than a thousand years, Zhang's creation finally took a major turning point. Since his poems were selected by Li Panlong in Ming Dynasty, his poems have often appeared in many collections.
Which dynasty did Zhang belong to?
Which dynasty did Zhang Xuruo come from? As the date of Zhang's birth and death is unknown, people are curious about which dynasty he came from. Zhang mainly lived in the 7th and 8th centuries, and should be regarded as a person in the early Tang Dynasty. We already know which dynasty Zhang came from. Let's take a look at Zhang.
Zhang used to be a soldier in Yanzhou. Zhang, He, Zhang Xu and Bao Rong were called "Wuzhong Four Sons" in Longzhong. At present, only two poems about Zhang have been circulated in the world, among which "Moonlit Night on a Spring River" is the most touching. This poem follows the Yuefu style of Sui Chen's period, touching people's hearts with touching words, making people feel ethereal and beautiful.
In the Tang dynasty, it seems that no Zhang's poems have been handed down. It was not until nearly a thousand years later that his poems finally got the attention and appreciation of others, and the fate of his masterpieces began to reverse.
For Zhang, many poetry lovers should not feel strange now, and many people are familiar with his poem "Moonlit Night on a Spring River". However, little is known about Zhang's personal experience, and little is introduced about him in the existing historical materials.
Although we don't know much about his life story, we can get his related thoughts and feelings from his poems. He expressed his pure and clear yearning for life through his romantic poetry creation. His poems have also become one of the most distinctive works in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Shi
At present, there are only two poems about Zhang, among which "Moonlit Night on a Spring River" is the most famous, which has established his position in the history of Tang poetry. There are thirty-six sentences in this poem, which depicts the attractive scenery of Jiangnan spring night with beautiful writing, and also entrusts the homesickness of the wanderer. The whole poem has a clear artistic conception and beautiful melody, which is a swan song throughout the ages.
Among Zhang's poems, Moonlit Night on a Spring River is a famous work. It follows the theme of Yuefu in Sui Chen's period, and expresses its touching feelings of leaving home and philosophical understanding of life. The language of the poem is beautiful and moving, and the melody is euphemistic and long, which is completely different from the over-packaging of court poems, giving people an ethereal and quiet feeling. Natural and fresh feeling, later generations commented on Zhang Wei, who wrote this poem.
The poem "Moonlit Night on a Spring River" is the title of Wu Sheng, a Yuefu. It is said that it was written by Chen Houzhu in the Southern Dynasties, but the original lyrics have not been passed down from generation to generation. Later, Emperor Yang Di also wrote this song. Zhang's poem is a quasi-topic poem. The tune of this poem is very different from the original, but it is the most famous. The specific creative background can no longer be studied.
The whole poem is mainly described in the background of spring, river, flowers, moon and night, with the moon as the main body. "Moon" is the core part of the whole poem, which links the whole poem together, and the poem describes emotions with the birth and fall of the moon. In the moonlight, natural scenery and characters are perfectly blended together to form a complete poetic image, which shows a moving picture to the world. This "picture scroll" is dominated by light color, with ink outline, just like an elegant ink painting, which makes people relaxed and happy.