The Anshi Rebellion occurred during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This event also marked the Tang Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline.
Li Bai and Du Fu were poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty
The development of poetry in the Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into four stages: the early Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the middle Tang Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty.
During the Early Tang Dynasty (618-712), Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang, known as the "Four Heroes" of the Early Tang Dynasty, gradually completed the process of poetry phonology and laid the foundation for rhythmic poetry in Chinese poetry. form. It makes the poetry of the Tang Dynasty show its own appearance. Through their efforts, the theme of poetry has changed from the extravagance of the palace to the public life of society, and the style has also changed from delicate and humble to bright and fresh. The most outstanding poet in the early Tang Dynasty was Chen Ziang. He advocated restoring the fine tradition of poetry reflecting real life. Chen Ziang's poems are vigorous and simple, which paved the way for the development of Tang poetry.
The period from 712 to 762 AD was called the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This period was the period when poetry was most prosperous and achieved its highest achievements. Poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty has rich themes and different styles. Some people praise nature, some yearn for the frontier, some sing heroism, and some sigh in frustration. Many poets created freely in a romantic atmosphere, and together they created a "prosperous Tang atmosphere" that shocked later generations.
The most famous poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty include Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, etc. Cen Shen was good at writing frontier fortress poems, and Gao Shi's poems better reflected the sufferings of the people. The great poets who can truly represent the poetry of the prosperous Tang Dynasty are the "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and the "Poetic Saint" Du Fu. Their poems had a profound impact on the poetry creation of later generations in China.
The outstanding poets of the Mid-Tang Dynasty (762-827) included Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen and Li He. Bai Juyi was famous for his allegorical poems. In his poems, he satirized the excessive taxation, opposed the military war, and attacked the rich and powerful. In addition, Bai Juyi worked hard to make his poetry language more popular, fluent, vivid and touching, so he was also loved by the majority of readers.
Li He was a short-lived poet who only lived for more than 20 years. His life was poor and his official career was not smooth, but his poems were rich in imagination, novel in conception, exquisite in conception, magnificent in wording, and rich in poetry. Romanticism and strong aesthetic tendencies and sentimental emotions.
The late Tang Dynasty from 827 to 859 AD was an era when poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu were active. Du Mu's poetry combines freshness and coldness, which is very suitable for him to express his political aspirations and passion in poetry. Li Shangyin uses careful structure, magnificent language and melancholy style to reflect the ups and downs he has experienced in his official career. His poems often reveal a sad mood. Whether his famous "Untitled" poem is a work of love or a metaphor for political content is still debated among Chinese poetry critics.