The two great poets living in the same era are so different in their poetic creation styles, which are mainly influenced by three factors: ideological system, family background, life experience and personality temperament.
1, different origins
Li Bai is a talented poet bred by the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His extraordinary conceit and self-confidence, arrogant and independent personality, unrestrained and free-spirited temperament and romantic feelings of free creation fully reflect the personality and spiritual outlook of the people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Du Fu was a great poet in decline in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
2. Different life experiences
When Li Bai was young, he read many books. "At the age of five, I have a family, and at the age of ten, I read a hundred books." "He wrote fifteen wonderful books and made a fortune." He also praised Ren Xia's sword. "Fifteen good swordsmanship, the prince is everywhere." He traveled a lot when he was young. All these have a great influence on the formation of Li Bai's bold and unconstrained character, and also directly lead to the formation of his romantic poetry style.
Du Fu was born as an official, and his grandfather Du Shenyan was an important poet in the early Tang Dynasty. Therefore, for Du Fu, being an official and writing poems are both family businesses. He once said to his son, "Poetry is my family". Du Fu was deeply influenced by Confucian culture, and he had a desire to help the monarch all his life. In addition, he was poor all his life, which formed his character of caring for the country and the people and caring for the people.