Li he
Li He, a native of Fuchang, Henan Province, was the pioneer of Changji Poetry and a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. Known as Shi Gui.
He was a romantic poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty and a representative of the change of poetic style in the mid-late Tang Dynasty. Most of his poems lamented his untimely inner anguish, expressed his personal pursuit of ideals and ambitions, and responded well to the imperial regime, the eunuch's authoritarian power and the exploitation of the people at that time.
His poems are imaginative, and he can often use some legends and myths to convey the past to the present, so later generations call him "a genius" and "Shi Gui", saying that his poems are "the words of a ghost fairy".
"Changji Style" poetry has novel and unique characteristics in conception, image, diction and color setting. His conception and artistic imagination are very original. He is good at using myths and legends and grotesque and gorgeous words to create whimsical and unprecedented images.
In terms of diction and color, words such as "weeping", "fishy", "cold", "blood" and "death" and the style of "Leng Yan's wonderful beauty" are often used, which makes poetry have a sad Leng Yan style.
At the same time, his style is also very ethereal and even strange, which mainly shows his grief and indignation at his lack of talent in content, whether describing the ideal world of ghosts and gods; Or describe the folk sufferings of ordinary people; They all exposed and criticized the extravagance of the rulers and praised the bravery of the frontier soldiers. The artistic features of his poems are rich imagination and changeable content.