A masterpiece of poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty

The so-called "weather in the prosperous Tang Dynasty" focuses on the overall impression of poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the style and spirit of the times of poetry are broad, vigorous, far-reaching and detached; Abundant vitality, creative fun, brand-new experience; And through the use of images, the presentation of artistic conception and the combination of melody, a new aesthetic feeling is formed, which together become the characteristics of poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty that are different from those in other periods. Wang Wan, a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "A berth under the North Fort Mountain", which was praised by Zhang Shuo, the prime minister at that time. He copied the necklace hanging on the wall of the yamen as a model poem. (see yin? Two couplets in the poem "Jiling River in Yue Ying" can be used to describe that era: "Until the ebb tide, the two banks widened, and there was no wind to flap my lonely sails. ... the night now gives way to the ocean of the sun, and the old year melts in freshness. " Those three adjectives: flat, broad and straight, as well as the high-hanging sail, the sea and the sun produced in the dead of night, and the entry of the old year into Jiang Chun all make people feel the breath and poetic style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Please look at the song of the poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty: "Clouds, dreams and fog go around Yueyang." (Meng Haoran's Letter from Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang of the State Council) "Climbing a flight of stairs broadens your vision by three hundred miles." (Wang Zhihuan, In the Lodge of Herons) "I climbed to the top. I investigated the whole world and the river was gone. " (Li Bai's "Lushan Ballad") "We both miss the distance and want to go to the blue sky to embrace the bright moon." (Li Bai, "Xuanzhou Xie? Once you climb to the top of the mountain, you will see that all the other mountains look short under the sky. ") (Du Fu's" Looking at Yue ")" Mochow has no confidant in the road ahead, and no one knows the monarch in the world "(Gao Shi's" Bie Dong Da ") There is an overwhelming vigorous spirit in these poems, which can still make cowards brave and the weak strong after thousands of years. Poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty were not without worries. Li Bai often talked about the words of worries, such as "worrying about illness", "worrying about face", "worrying about heart", "worrying about hair" and "worrying about the intestines". However, as long as we compare Li Bai with Meng Jiao and Li He in the middle Tang Dynasty and Wen Tingyun and Li Shangyin in the late Tang Dynasty, we can feel that Li Bai's grief is powerful and elegant. As his famous saying goes: "But since the water is still flowing, although we cut it with swords, it is even more sad to raise a glass to dispel our worries." ("Xuanzhou Xie? Uncle Yun, a farewell book, shows the sadness of the strong, and there is a sense of awe in the sadness. Du Fu also wrote about worry, which is a big worry about the country and the people, and a big worry about health: "Worry stops in the south", and the hole is unbreakable. "("From Beijing to Fengxian, I have to recite 500 words ")

Poets who embody the weather in the prosperous Tang Dynasty are often charming figures. For example, Wang Wei, an all-rounder trained in that era, is such a person. His Buddhist attainments are profound, and he can integrate Zen into poetry. He is a calligrapher, musician and painter, and is regarded as the originator of literati painting by later generations. His paintings, according to "Xuan He Hua Pu", were 126 in the court of the Song Dynasty alone. Wang Wei was able to write poems when he was nine years old. His poems on political feelings, landscapes, frontier poems and farewell poems are all first-class. Su Shi said: "There are pictures in poetry, which are fascinating; Looking at his paintings, there are poems in them "("Shu Mo Lan Tian Yan Yu Tu "). Li Bai's charm is unparalleled, and he conquered the readers at that time with a shocking force. He didn't want to take the road of imperial examination for ordinary scholars, but he was directly admitted to the prime minister by his talent and reputation. He often compares himself to Dapeng, wandering freely between heaven and earth. Secretary Jian He first met Li Bai in Chang 'an, reciting his "Difficult Road to Shu". Known as the "fallen fairy", he took off his ornaments and scarabs and exchanged wine for pleasure. Tang Xuanzong also stepped down to meet him and served him with a spoon. Du Fu met Li Bai on his way to Chang 'an to catch the exam, and Li Bai left Chang 'an to roam. He even gave up the exam and followed Li Bai to many places. After that, Du Fu still remembered him and wrote many poems to commemorate him, praising him for "writing a poem that shocked the wind and rain and made him cry." There is also a man named Wei Wan, who followed Li Bai thousands of miles from Song to Song, and finally met him in Guangling, praising Li Bai's poem "possessed by ghosts". The charm of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty belongs to them both personally and at that time. Only a glorious era can provide the conditions for brilliant figures to form charm.