Gexing is one of the genres of ancient Chinese poetry, which was established on the basis of Yuefu poetry in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties in the early Tang Dynasty. It was created by Bao Zhao in the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. Bao Zhao imitates learning Yuefu. After full digestion, absorption and casting, he not only acquired his own style, but also developed seven-character poems and created a seven-character style. The appearance of "Moonlit Night on a Spring River" by He Zhang can be said to be a sign of the formal formation of this genre. Xu Shi, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, once explained "Song", "Xing" and "Xing Ge" in "Distinguishing Poetic Style" as follows: "A long lyricist, miscellaneous and ignorant, speaks songs; The pace is rushing, and those who are sparse and not sluggish will do it; Part-time singing.
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① Named after songs: Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow, Bai Xuege's Farewell to Tian Shuji Wu's Home, Du Fu's Song of Autumn Wind Breaking the Cottage, etc.
② Named after "Xing": Bai Juyi's Pipa Xing, Du Fu's military vehicle shop, etc.
3 named after "Gexing": Gao Shi's Yan Gexing.