Tang poetry generally refers to poems written in the Tang Dynasty. Tang poetry is the most precious cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and a pearl in the treasure house of Chinese culture, which also has great influence on the cultural development of neighboring nationalities and countries.
There are basically six basic forms of Tang poetry: five-character archaic poetry, seven-character archaic poetry, five-character quatrains, seven-character quatrains, five-character rhythmic poems and seven-character rhythmic poems.
2. Song Ci
Song Ci is a new poetry genre popular among Han people in Song Dynasty, which marks the highest achievement of Song literature. Song ci has long and short sentences, which are easy to sing. Because it is the lyrics of music and harmony, it is also called tune, Yuefu, music movement, long and short sentences, poetry, piano music and so on. It began in the Han Dynasty, took shape in the Tang and Five Dynasties and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Song Ci is a bright pearl in the crown of ancient Chinese literature in China, and a fragrant and gorgeous garden in Yuen Long, an ancient Chinese literature. With colorful and varied charm, she competes with Tang poetry and Yuanqu, and has always been said to be as famous as Tang poetry, representing the prosperity of a generation of literature. Later, there was a book with the same name, Song Ci.
The representative figures of Song Ci mainly include Su Shi (bold school), Xin Qiji, Liu Yong (graceful school) and Li Qingzhao.
3. Yuanqu
Yuanqu is also called sandwich. Yuanqu is a popular literary form in the Yuan Dynasty, including zaju and Sanqu, sometimes referring to zaju. Zaju is a performance form characterized by funny in Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty developed into a form of China traditional opera, with 60% discount for each book and a wedge at the beginning or between folds. Each fold is composed of Bai Bin and Beiqu Suite with the same tone and rhyme. Such as Guan Hanqing's Dou Eyuan. Popular in Dadu (now Beijing) area. There are also dramas in Ming and Qing dynasties, but there is no limit to 60% discount per book. Sanqu is a popular music form in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it has no object. The content is mainly lyrical, including poems and essays.