What are the characteristics of the poems that can be selected as "300 Tang Poems"?

Three hundred Tang Poems was compiled by a scholar in Qing Dynasty. In the preface of Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty, the scholar of Heng Tang Dynasty directly expressed the reason why he wrote Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty.

Secular children go to school and give thousands of poems, which are easy to recite, so they don't waste them. However, his poems are easy to pick up, his works are clumsy and indistinguishable, and the May Seventh Law is unique, and the Tang and Song Dynasties are mixed with it, which is a very good system. Because of the well-known works in Tang poetry, I chose the most important one, and I got dozens of poems in each style, of which more than 300 were recorded into a series as teaching materials for my family. Give a child and support, even the hoary head can not be abolished, which is not much better than "A Thousand Poems"? As the saying goes, "Read 300 Tang poems by heart, even if you can't write, you will recite them." Please make it up for inspection. -Preface to 300 Tang Poems

Heng Tang reasoned: Although the poems in A Thousand Poems are easy to recite, it is difficult to tell whether the poems are good or bad. So he chose the excellent works of Tang poetry, and chose dozens of poems in each style, of which more than 300 were * * *, which became "300 Poems of Tang Poetry".

Therefore, the Tang poems selected in Three Hundred Tang Poems have these three characteristics:

1. The criteria for choosing poems set by famous authors are "choosing the most important works in Tang poetry." That is, to control complexity with simplicity and to collect famous articles widely.

Now, we can find good poems passed down from mouth to mouth in 300 Tang poems, for example, Li Bai's "Difficulties in Getting into the Wine", Du Fu's "Ascending the Mountain" and "The Yellow River is Recovered by the Imperial Army", all of which are masterpieces of poets.

Three hundred Tang Poems contains the poems of 77 poets. The authors include great poets such as Wang Wei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Du Mu and Li Shangyin, as well as emperors, monks, singers and anonymous people. The important thing is that the poem is well written. For example, Chen Tao's The Journey to the West, Jin Changxu's "Spring Complaint".

Second, it is extremely artistic. Mr. Lu Xun once said: I thought all the good poems had been written by the Tang Dynasty.

Among the 77 poems included in 300 Tang Poems, there are 38 Du Fu, 29 Wang Wei, 27 Li Bai and 22 Li Shangyin.

The poems selected in this book pay attention to the artistry of poetry creation, and there are many well-known masterpieces throughout the ages, which make people feel beautiful to read.

It can be said that the poems in 300 Tang Poems have high artistic value and are important materials for future generations to study and study.

Third, catchy.

There is a saying: Read 300 Tang poems by heart, and you can sing them even if you can't write them.

Most of the poems in 300 Tang Poems are simple and catchy. Many parents teach their children to recite the poems in 300 Tang Poems when they learn to speak.

For example, Wang Zhihuan's "In the Heron Tower": The mountains cover the day, and the Yellow River flows into the river. By going up one flight of stairs, look further.

Luo's Ode to Goose: Goose, Goose, Goose. White feathers, floating in green water; The red soles of the feet stir the clear water.

Three hundred Tang Poems has been published for hundreds of years. For today's readers, it is still an introductory book of Tang poetry, which is worth reading and rereading.