Li He (about 790 AD - about 817 AD), whose courtesy name is Changji, is "the founder of Changji-style poetry." A native of Fuchang, Henan (now Yiyang County, Luoyang, Henan) in the Tang Dynasty, he lived in Fuchang Changgu, later known as Li Changgu, is a descendant of the Tang clan and the uncle of Li Yuan, the great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Liang (King Dazheng). Known as the "Poetry Ghost", he is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty who is as famous as the "Poetry Sage" Du Fu, the "Poetry Immortal" Li Bai and the "Poetry Buddha" Wang Wei. There are famous works such as "Yanmen Taishou's Journey" and "Li Ping Konghou Yin". He is the author of "Changgu Collection". [2]
Li He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty. He, Li Bai and Li Shangyin were called the three Lis of the Tang Dynasty. He is a representative of the transition period from the mid-Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty. Most of the poems he wrote lamented his untimely birth and inner depression, expressing his pursuit of ideals and ambitions; they reflected the separatist rule of feudal towns, the dictatorship of eunuchs, and the cruel exploitation of the people at that time. He left behind some eternal good sentences such as "Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city," "When the rooster sings, the world becomes white," and "If the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old."
Li He's poetry is extremely imaginative, and he often uses myths and legends to support the past and present. Therefore, later generations often call him a "ghost genius" and a "poetry ghost", and his poems are called "Ghosts and Immortals". Ci". There is a saying that "'Taibai is an immortal, Changji is a ghost'. Li He is another famous romantic poet in the history of Chinese literature after Qu Yuan and Li Bai.
Li He suffered from long-term depression. A sentimental and anxious lifestyle. In the eighth year of Yuanhe (813), he resigned from Fenglilang and returned to Changgu due to illness. He died young at the age of 27.