Han Donglang, namely Han Yu (768 -824), was a famous writer, thinker and politician in the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Xiangcheng, Henan Province. He was smart and studious since he was a child, and he had a strong interest in literature.
Han Yu was educated by Confucius at that time in his early years and was deeply influenced by the classic Analects of Confucius. He has a soft spot for Confucianism and advocates integrating Confucian classics into daily life and political governance. Han Yu advocates the idea of being practical, and thinks that culture can change society and benefit people by governing the country.
Han Yu's literary achievements are very colorful. His poems are famous for their boldness and grandeur, showing strong personal feelings and criticizing social reality. Most of his poems are lyrical, revealing worries about the turmoil of the times and social abuses. Representative works include Shi Shuo and Preface to Wang Tengting. These works have distinct artistic conception and unique artistic style, which have left a profound influence on later generations.
Han Yu is also a thinker who attaches importance to education. He advocates that education should pay attention to the combination of moral education and intellectual education, and emphasize the unity of knowledge and action. He advocates cultivating people's moral cultivation through education, so that people can achieve benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith in real life. His thoughts had an important influence on the educational ideas and methods of later generations.
Han Yu is an important figure in the literary history of Tang Dynasty. His literary achievements and ideological contributions have a far-reaching impact on later generations. He advocated respecting Confucianism, governing the country by culture, and put forward the idea of practical application, which had a positive impact on the cultural and political development in ancient China. Han Yu's thoughts and works are still widely studied and respected. He was a practical talent in the Tang Dynasty and an important figure in the history of China literature.
Han Yu's influence
1. Literary influence: Han Yu was honored as one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. His outstanding literary creation talent had an important influence on the development of literature in Tang Dynasty and later generations. He advocates that literature should be content-oriented, emphasizing truth, simplicity and emotional expression. Through his own works and theories, he promoted the transformation of literary thoughts to realism and played an enlightening and guiding role in later literary creation.
2. Educational influence: Han Yu advocates education based on Confucian classics and advocates cultivating talents with both ability and political integrity. He emphasized that the role of education lies in shaping people's character and accomplishment, which played a positive role in promoting the social education reform and the growth of intellectuals at that time. His educational ideas had a far-reaching impact on Confucian education in later generations.