"Top Ten Famous Poets in Ancient China"
(1) Qu Yuan: my country's earliest great poet, named Ping, courtesy name Yuan, a native of Chu during the Warring States Period. The main poems are "Li Sao", "Nine Songs" and "Nine Chapters".
(2) Cao Zhi: A poet of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, named Zijian, the third son of Cao Cao, named King Chen, and given the posthumous title Si. There are about 80 existing poems, among which the "seven-step poem" is widely influential.
(3) Tao Yuanming: A poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a latent name and bright characters. Most of his poems and essays describe rural scenery, with "Returning to the Countryside" and "Poetry of Peach Blossom Spring" as representative works.
(4) Wang Wei: A landscape and pastoral poet of the Tang Dynasty, he is known as "there is painting in the poem, and there is poetry in the painting".
(5) Li Bai: The most outstanding romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty, with the courtesy name Taibai and the name Qinggong Jushi. He has more than 990 poems in existence, including the "Collected Works of Li Taibai".
(6) Du Fu: a great realist poet of the Tang Dynasty, with a beautiful character, later known as Du Gongbu. His poems are called "the history of poetry", and there is "Collection of Du Shaoling".
(7) Bai Juyi: A great poet of the Tang Dynasty and an advocate of the New Yuefu Movement. His courtesy name was Letian, and in his later years he was known as Xiangshan Jushi. He wrote "Bai's Changqing Collection".
(8) Li Shangyin: A poet in the late Tang Dynasty, whose courtesy name is Yishan. He is famous for his seven-character rhymed poems and has "Li Yishan Poetry Collection".
(9) Su Shi: A writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, with the courtesy name Zizhan and the nickname Dongpo Jushi. His poems are fresh and majestic, and his poems include "Seven Collections of Dongpo".
(10) Lu You: a patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, with a view on calligraphy and a nickname of Fang Weng. He has more than 9,000 poems in existence. His poetry style is passionate and bold, including "Jiannan Poetry Draft" and so on.