1. The New Yuefu Movement is a poetic innovation movement initiated by Tang poets Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen. It is advocated to restore the ancient poetry collection system, carry forward the tradition of satirizing current events in the Book of Songs of Han and Wei Dynasties and Yuefu, and make poetry play the role of "commenting on current events" and "venting human feelings". It emphasizes writing current affairs with the theme of new Yuefu created by itself, hence the name "New Yuefu".
2. The so-called new Yuefu is relative to the ancient Yuefu. It refers to Yuefu poems that write current events with new themes, no longer based on whether they are enjoyable or not. This movement was strongly advocated by Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen in the middle Tang Dynasty, aiming at reflecting social reality, criticizing shortcomings and calling for reform through poetry, so as to achieve the goal of rejuvenating the country.
3. The New Yuefu Movement is a poetic innovation movement initiated by Tang poets Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen. The core of his proposition is to restore the ancient poetry collection system, continue to carry forward the tradition of satirizing current events in the Book of Songs of Han and Wei Dynasties and Yuefu, and make poetry play the role of "judging current affairs" and "venting human feelings".
The main purpose of this movement is to reflect the social reality, criticize the shortcomings and call for reform through poetry, so as to achieve the goal of rejuvenating the country. Due to the tradition initiated by Du Fu, the inheritance of Jie Yuan and Gu Kuang, and the vigorous advocacy of Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen, the New Yuefu Movement had a great influence in the middle Tang Dynasty.
Introduction of Main Advocates of the New music notation Movement
Bai Juyi (772-846) was a famous writer and politician in the Tang Dynasty. He advocated restoring the ancient system of collecting poems, carrying forward the tradition of satirizing current events in the Book of Songs of Han and Wei Dynasties and Yuefu, and making poems play the role of "monitoring current events" and "releasing human feelings". He emphasized writing current affairs with his own new Yuefu theme, hence the name "New Yuefu".
2. Yuan Zhen (779-83 1) was also a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty. He and Bai Juyi advocated the new Yuefu movement together. Yuan Zhen's poems are famous for their freshness, liveliness and fluency. In his creation, he advocated that "articles should be written in time, songs and poems should be written for things", emphasized that poetry should reflect the spirit of the times, and profoundly exposed and criticized the political corruption and social darkness at that time.
3. Besides Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen, Zhang Ji, Li Shen, Wang Jian and others are also important writers in the New Yuefu Movement. Most of their poems are based on social reality, describing various social problems and contradictions at that time and reflecting people's lives and emotions. These works have distinct characteristics of the times and the people, and have played a positive role in promoting the development of the new Yuefu movement.