Wang Wei (693 or 694 or 70 1-76 1), a native of Zhou Pu, Hedong, was originally from Qixian, Shanxi. Poets and painters in Tang Dynasty. Born in Hedong Wang, a branch of Taiyuan Wang, he won the first prize in the 19th year of Kaiyuan (73 1), and was an official in Youdu, supervising the censor and serving as a judge in Hexi.
During the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei worshipped the official department as a doctor and servant. When An Lushan captured Chang 'an, he was forced to accept a fake post. After the recovery of Chang 'an, Wang Wei was named Prince Zhongyun, and later the official went to Shangshu Youcheng. Wang Wei died in July of the second year of Shang Dynasty (76 1) at the age of 6 1.
Wang Wei not only learns Buddhism and Taoism, but also is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music. His poems were quite famous in Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, especially in five words, praising landscapes and pastoral areas. Together with Meng Haoran, he was called "Wang Meng" and "Shi Fo".
His calligraphy and painting are wonderful, and later people call him "the ancestor of Nanzong landscape painting". Su Shi commented on this: "There are pictures in poetry, which are fascinating; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. " He also has more than 400 poems, such as Acacia, Autumn Night in the Deep Mountains and other works, such as Wang Youcheng Collection and The Secret of Painting.
Wang Wei's main influence:
Wang Wei's literary achievements are mainly reflected in his poetry creation. Wang Wei's poems depict natural scenery such as mountains and rivers, rural areas, praise seclusion, vivid and vivid, and have both form and spirit. With a fresh and simple style, Wang Wei created the artistic conception of "painting in poetry, poetry in painting" and "Zen in poetry", and set up a banner in the field of poetry.
Wang Wei's pastoral poems, while depicting the natural beauty, reveal the leisure interest in the leisure life. After middle age, Wang Wei became increasingly depressed and sought sustenance in Buddhism and landscapes. He claimed that "when I realize silence, I am happy, and I have more leisure in my life". This state of mind has been fully reflected in his poetry creation.