The early Tang Dynasty started from the first year of Wude (618 AD) of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty (Li Yuan), which lasted about one hundred years and was called the "Early Tang Dynasty". The main poets include: Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, Luo Binwang, Du Shenyan, Li Qiao, Su Weiwei, He Zhizhang, Zhang Ruoxu, Liu Zhenxu, Shen Quanqi, Song Zhiwen, Chen Ziang, etc.
The prosperous Tang Dynasty started from the first year of Kaiyuan (AD 713) of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (713 AD), which lasted about fifty years and was called the "Prosperous Tang Dynasty". The main poets include: Zhang Jiuling, Li Qi, Chang Jian, Wang Changling, Wang Zhihuan, Cui Hao, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, etc.
The Mid-Tang Dynasty started from the first year of Dali (AD 763) of Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty (Li Yu), which lasted about eighty years. It's called "Zhongtang". The main poets include: Wei Yingwu, Liu Changqing, Qian Qi, Han Hong, Lu Lun, Li Yi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Meng Jiao, Jia Dao, Yuan Zhen, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Zhang Ji, Wang Jian, etc.
The late Tang Dynasty started from the first year of Emperor Xuanzong (Li Chen) of the Tang Dynasty (847 AD), which lasted for about fifty years (some people also included the Five Dynasties, which would be about a hundred years), and was called the "Late Tang Dynasty" ". The main poets of this period include: Du Mu, Li Shangyin, Wen Tingyun, Xu Hun, Han Xi, Wei Zhuang, etc.