Jia Dao’s 10 representative ancient poems

Jia Dao's 10 representative ancient poems include:

1. "He who seeks hermitage will not be found";

2. "Inscribed on Li Ning's secluded residence";

3. "The Swordsman";

4. "Reminiscences of Wu Chushi on the River";

5. "Twilight Passing Through the Mountain Village";

6. "Immediate Matter";

7. "Watching the Snowy Evening";

8. "Bamboo";

9. "Ancient Meaning"

10. "Inscribed on the Garden Pavilion of Xinghua Temple";

Jia Dao, courtesy name Langxian, also known as Jieshishanren, was a native of Fanyang County, Youzhou, Hebei Province in the Tang Dynasty. He was a poet of the Tang Dynasty, known as "Poetry Slave", together with Meng Jiao, also known as "Jiaohan Island Thin".

Jia Dao failed to pass the exams before he was 30 years old. Later, he was forced to become a monk due to his livelihood. He is the author of 10 volumes of "Yangtze River Collection" and contains more than 390 poems.

He is good at five-character poems and is good at carving poems. He was taught by Han Yu because of the word "deflection" in the poem "The monk knocks on the door under the moon"