As the most famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was a master of active romanticism. The expression of his poems was not restrained and subtle, but rather hearty and gushing.
Li Bai's romantic feelings have a rich foundation in life. He experienced the transition from the prosperous Kaiyuan era to the Anshi war in the Tang Dynasty, and witnessed the rise and fall of the country.
His poetry has the artistic characteristics of being outstanding, deeply subjective, and peculiar in imagination. He had a bold and uninhibited temperament throughout his life. He mostly pursued a simple and broad-minded artistic conception in his poems, which created the unique style of his poetry from different aspects. Many of the poems he created not only described the super prosperity of the Kaiyuan and Tang Dynasties, but also exposed and criticized the corruption and decline of the ruling class, showing his progressive tendency to look down on the powerful, resist the constraints of tradition, and pursue freedom and ideals. His thoughts are intriguing. He is cynical, dissatisfied with the rulers, and aloof. At the same time, he is concerned about the fate of the country and actively engages with the world. His poems have reached the pinnacle of the art of positive romantic poetry in ancient my country, and his contribution to Chinese poetry is huge.