During the Jian 'an period, the inheritance of The Book of Songs and The Songs of the South became a new peak in the history of China's ancient poetry, and the characteristics of poetry were sober, comprehensive, gorgeous, vigorous and impassioned. The surge of five-character poems in Jian 'an era broke the 400-year silence of the poetry circle in Han Dynasty, and the five-character poems flourished from then on, and the seven-character poems initially laid the foundation.
The main writers in Jian 'an period were Sancao and Jian 'an Qizi, both of whom lived in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Three Cao refers to Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Cao Cao's poems are characterized by profundity, antiquity, straightness and strong verve. There are more than twenty poems today, all of which are Yuefu. Part describes the war and people's sufferings at the end of the Han Dynasty, such as Hao Lixing, Kuhanxing, and the lack of things. The other part expresses his political opinions, such as short songs, although turtles live long and watch the sea. The poetry critic said, "Wei Wudi is like a secluded swallow with a strong charm".
Cao Pi's poetic style is exquisite, and his Ge Yanxing is the earliest and most complete seven-character poem in existence. The scenery is very delicate and lyrical, and the poem rhymes sentence by sentence, which shows that the seven-character style of this era is not yet mature.
Cao Zhi's poems are generous and lively, with colorful words and a high backbone. His poems are based on Hua Mao, and his representative works include Mingdu, White Horse, White Horse Wang Biao, Beauty, Luoshen Fu, and Noda's Huangque Tour. The poetry critic said, "Cao Zijian is like a teenager in Sanjiang, enjoying himself."
The seven sons of Jian 'an refer to Kong Rong, Chen Lin, RoyceWong, Xu Gan, Ruan Yu, Angelababy and Liu Zhen; Among them, Kong Rong is the oldest, with only seven songs left; RoyceWong's achievements are the highest, and his poems and poems are excellent. Chen Lin and Ruan Yu are good at official documents besides poems. Serina Liu's five-character poems were very famous at that time; Xu gan's love poems are well written; Angelababy's poems are relatively unremarkable.
The commentary on "Three Hundred Poems of Jian 'an" selected 300 poems handed down from Jian 'an era. Jian 'an literature is mostly literati poetry, and its language is more difficult to understand than the Book of Songs and Nineteen Ancient Poems. Comments on 300 Poems of Jian 'an commented on the selected poems and made detailed comments, which is helpful for readers to read and understand.