Bian Si's poem "Bian Si" by Zhang Hu

Title "Biansi"

Mid-Tang Dynasty

Author Zhang Hu

Genre: Five-character quatrains, Biansi

< p>Su Wujie's banner is gone, and there is little news from Li Ling.

Flowers bloom on the dragon's head, and people return to the dragon's head. Zhang Hu

(ca. 785-849) poet of the Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Chengji, a native of Wucheng, east of Qinghe (now Wucheng, Shandong). He first lived in Gusu and later moved to Chang'an. During the Changqing period (821-824), Linghu Chu recommended him but refused to repay him. He opened a prince's mansion and was squeezed out by Yuan Zhen, so he went to Huainan, Jiangnan and other places, where he lived in seclusion for the rest of his life. Zhang Hu indulged in sensuality, indulged in poetry and wine, was a chivalrous and righteous person, liked to talk about war and swordsmanship, and had the ambition to serve the country, hoping to serve the imperial court and display his ambitions. He became famous for his poems, drank with friends, socialized with his business, and got acquainted with many celebrities and officials. However, due to his arrogant and arrogant temperament, he was dismissed from Jiedushi many times and became a subordinate. Zhang Hu has made outstanding achievements in poetry creation. His poetic style is calm and profound, with a reclusive air, but it is not fresh and vivid enough. There are 468 poems in 10 volumes and are still well preserved. It has been collected into ten volumes, and now two volumes of poems have been compiled.