When Du Fu was a guest in Yanwu of our time, his life was fairly stable. Leisure often reminds me of the days when I got along with Li Bai. At this time, they have been separated for more than ten years. Thinking of that unforgettable good time, Du Fu was always filled with emotion and missed it.
It is mid-spring, and Rongcheng has beautiful scenery and is relaxed and happy. If Li Bai can travel here together, it will be a wonderful thing. In this era of war and turmoil, where will a generation of bold poets go? Thought of here, the poet couldn't help but write a poem, wrote a poem "Spring Back to Li Bai", the first four sentences are:
Li Bai's poems are unparalleled, and his superb creativity is far beyond ordinary people.
Li Bai's poems are the fresh wind of Yu Xin's poems and the backbone of Jun Zai's works.
Du Fu praised Li Bai in his poems like this: Yu Xin's poems are fresh but not elegant, Bao Zhao's poems are elegant but not fresh, and Li Bai's poems have both. The fresh and elegant style is really unparalleled.
However, there are great differences and value orientations between Li Bai and Du Fu in their poetry creation. We can compare Li Bai and Du Fu from the following points:
First, thought: many of Li Bai's poems show the idea of pursuing immortality and eating, drinking and enjoying in time; Many of Du Fu's poems show the thoughts of worrying about the world and caring for others. So Li Bai is called "Poet Fairy" and Du Fu is called "Poet Saint".
Second, style: Li Bai often uses exaggerated techniques and vivid metaphors to express his warm feelings; Du Fu often shows his deep sympathy for social reality with vigorous skills and profound thoughts. Li Bai tends to be romantic, while Du Fu tends to be realistic.
Third, the genre they are good at: both of them can write poems of various genres, but Li Bai's seven-character ancient poems and quatrains are the best, and Du Fu's metrical poems are the best.
Li Bai and Du Fu are two peaks in the history of China's poetry. Li Bai's poems can better express the vigorous and enterprising spirit of the literati in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, while Du Fu's poems can better reflect the social reality that the country broke the poverty of the people. Li Bai is a genius among geniuses, and his poems are self-contained. He is a genius. Du Fu is an outstanding contemporary man, and his poems are the acme of human ability. Li Bai's poems have a far-reaching influence on later poets who love bold poetic style and fancy. Du Fu's poems have a great influence on poets who care about social reality and pay attention to the change of poetic methods and language use. Han Yu put it well: "Du Li's article is there, and the flames are endless." Both of them are great poets in our country, and their poems have their own merits.