Liu Yuxi (772-842), a native of Luoyang, Henan Province, was born with a dream. The ancestors came from the north, starting from Zhongshan (now Dingzhou City, Hebei Province) (also known as "Xingyang, Luoyang").
A famous poet and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty, one of the representatives of literature in the middle Tang Dynasty, was called a poet. Because he is a guest of the Prince, he is called Liu Ke. In his later years, he added a false name such as Shangshu and Secretary Supervisor, so he was also called Liu Shangshu and Secretary.
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Liu Yuxi is good at writing poems, and his poetic style is simple and smooth. His poems were loved by many poets and people at that time and had a close friendship with Bai Juyi.
Today, there are more than 800 songs with rich contents. Some of them reflect people's lives and attack social reality, some praise history, reminisce about the past and express feelings, some blend into folk customs, and some depict mountains and rivers. Because he attaches great importance to friendship, there are also many works of singing with friends.
He wrote many songs, such as Liuzhi Ci, Zhi Zhu Ci and Yang Liuzhi Ci, which combined the characteristics of folk songs and were widely sung.
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In literature, Liu Yuxi is one of the representatives of the literary world in the middle Tang Dynasty. At the same time as Han Yu, there are Liu Zongyuan, Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen. He is especially famous for his poems. He befriends Bai Juyi and is called "Bai Liu". He has many poems for recreation. Bai Juyi called him a "poet" and worshipped him very much.
Politically, Liu Yuxi was an important participant in Wang Yongzhen's innovative historical events. He loves life, cares about people's livelihood and has indomitable fighting spirit, which are all reflected in his political opinions and literary works.