Which poet initiated Changji style poetry?

Li He, a native of Fuchang, Henan Province, was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. Known as Shi Gui, he was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, along with Du Fu, Li Bai, Shi Fo and Wang Wei.

Li He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty, and he was also called "Sanli" in Tang Dynasty with Li Bai and Li Shangyin. It is a representative of the transition period from the middle Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty. Most of his poems lament the untimely birth, feel depressed and express the pursuit of ideals and ambitions.

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Li He's poems are full of imagination, and often convey his feelings with myths and legends, so later generations often call him "a ghost genius" and "Shi Gui", and his poems are called "the words of a ghost fairy". There is a saying that "talents are too white and talents are too long."

Li He is another famous romantic poet in the history of China literature after Qu Yuan and Li Bai. Due to long-term depression and sentimental life style, Li He resigned as an official due to illness in Yuanhe eight years (8 13) and returned to Changgu. He died young at the age of 27.