The four great poets of ZTE refer to You Mao, Yang Wanli, Fan Chengda and Lu You.
The Four Great Poets of Zhongxing, also known as the Four Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty, are the collective name of the four poets of the early Southern Song Dynasty in China, You Kuan, Yang Wanli, Fan Chengda and Lu You. At that time, Yang and Lu were particularly famous. They were able to break away from the prison of the Jiangxi Poetry School and write works with unique ideological and artistic characteristics, which represented the second prosperous period of poetry in the Song Dynasty. His representative works include "Qingshan Temple", "Chengzhai Collection", "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons", "Long Song Xing", etc.
Very few works of You Miao have been handed down; although Yang and Fan are not as good as Lu You, they each have their own characteristics. Yang Wanli rejected the rigid style of Jiangxi Poetry School and created a lively and natural Cheng Zhai style. The number of works handed down by Yang Wanli and Lu You is astonishing. The four great poets of Zhongxing represent the second most prosperous period of poetry in the Song Dynasty. Yang Wanli has "Chengzhai Collection", Fan Chengda has "Fan Shihu Collection", and Lu You has "Lu Fangweng Collection" handed down to the world.
You Miao:
You Miao (AD 1127-1202), also known as Yanzhi, also known as Ji Chang, also known as Sui Chu, layman, later named Lexi, Mushi Laoyimin, Changzhou Wuxi He was a poet, minister and bibliophile in the Southern Song Dynasty (now Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province). His grandfather You Shen and his father You Shixiang were both good at history and poetry. In 1148 AD (Wuchen, the 18th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty), he was promoted to Jinshi. It was originally ordered by Taixing.
In the Xiaozong Dynasty, he was the Prime Minister of Dazong. He moved to Taichang Shaoqing. Quan served as the minister of the Ministry of Rites and compiled the history of the country. He also served as the scholar of Zhongshushe and the direct bachelor. In the Guangzong Dynasty, he was appointed as the minister of Huanzhang Pavilion and was given the title of Shizhong. After his death, he was given the posthumous title "Wen Jian". The main achievements of You Miao's life were his poetry creation and collection of a large number of books, and he compiled the earliest edition catalog in China.