In the middle Tang Dynasty, marked by the reform of the two tax laws, secular landlords increasingly replaced gentry, and the fashion of the times also changed greatly.
Generally speaking, the turning points of literature in the middle Tang Dynasty are as follows:
Writers have outstanding personalities and diverse styles.
Literature is more popular. (For example, Bai Juyi's "Old Women Read Poems" and the Development of Legends ...)
3. Prose has been greatly developed by advocating ancient prose with simple language and opposing parallel prose. In order to reform the style of writing in the middle Tang Dynasty, a lot of literary experiments are needed, which is also the reason why the relatively free style of novel sprouted in the middle Tang Dynasty. The writing of novel promoted the "ancient prose movement" of other styles.
4. Confucianism is integrated into aesthetic ideal, and literature should have its social value and moral value. (On the other hand, due to the inherent characteristics of literature and the cruelty of reality, the recluse thought of Taoism and "literature carries Taoism" increasingly constitute a more profound contradiction, and "Confucianism and Taoism complement each other" promotes the further formation of China's traditional aesthetic concept. This contradiction is particularly obvious in poetry)