What is the status of Tang poetry in the history of ancient China poetry?

Tang poetry is the highest achievement in the development of China's poetry. It inherited the essence of poetry since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Due to the open atmosphere, clear politics and the admiration of rulers in the Tang Dynasty, poetry in the Tang Dynasty developed greatly. For example, the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty required special examination of poetry.

Moreover, most poets in the Tang Dynasty like roaming. For example, Li Bai and Du Fu traveled all over China, which broadened the poet's horizons, broadened the theme of poetry and enriched associations. In a word, the poems and songs of the Tang Dynasty are the epitome of China's ancient poems, reaching a position that is beyond the reach of later generations and the highest peak in the history of China's poetry.

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Style of Tang poetry: The form and style of Tang poetry are colorful and innovative. It not only inherited the tradition of Han and Wei folk songs and Yuefu, but also greatly developed the singing style. It not only inherited the five-character ancient poems and seven-character ancient poems of the previous generation, but also developed into a huge long narrative romance system.

It not only expanded the use of five-character and seven-character styles, but also created modern poems with particularly beautiful and neat styles. Modern poetry was a new style of poetry at that time, and its emergence and maturity was an important event in the history of Tang poetry development.

It pushed the artistic features of China's ancient poems with harmonious syllables and refined words to an unprecedented height, and found a typical form for ancient lyric poetry, which has been especially loved by people so far.