Poetry is a literary genre that expresses emotions and aspirations. "Mao's Poems - Preface" contains: "Poetry is the place of ambition. The ambition is in the heart, and the speech is poetry." Yan Yu of the Southern Song Dynasty said in "Canglang Poetry Talk": "Poets sing about temperament." There is only one art of verbal expression
poetry.
In ancient China, those who were not happy were called poems, and those who were happy were called songs. In modern times, they are generally called poems. It expresses social life and people's spiritual world according to certain syllable and rhythmic requirements. The origin of poetry can be traced back to ancient times. There are relevant literature records in the period of Yu and Shun. The Book of Songs is my country's first collection of poems and is said to have been compiled by Confucius. There is still debate in the academic community on this issue. Ancient Chinese poetry has developed through the Yuefu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, and Yuan opera in the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties. "Book of Han·Book of Rites and Music": "It is difficult to describe the marriage, so it is expressed in poems, chants, and music." Xun Yue of the Han Dynasty wrote "Han Ji·Hui Di Ji" as a "poetry". The preface to "Yunzhou Xitang Poems" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: "Although Si Tang's works have meaning, but there are no poems in silence, they do not examine public morality and lead the people of the country to the Tao." "Zhenze Changyu" written by Wang Guo of the Ming Dynasty ·Official System": "The Imperial Academy of the Tang and Song Dynasties was a place of great depth and strictness, and many poets were found in it." Lu Xun's "Collected Letters to Dou Yinfu": "Although there are two types of poetry: those that are seen with the eyes and those that are sung by the mouth, they will also be studied in the future. One is better. "Kong Yu's "Literary and Historical Materials of Sui County: Yuan's Lu Garden": "Yuan's (Yuan Keli) Lu Garden is in Mingfeng Gate... During every festival, the literati and celebrities in the state gather here. . The poems he recited were later collected into a special collection called "Penglai Jisheng".
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