1. First of all, they are committed to expanding the theme and content of poetry, liberating poetry from the narrow court and Taiwan pavilion, and making it closer to ordinary life and broad social reality. They use poetry to express their cherish of friendship, sadness of parting, description of frontier fortress and revelation of social phenomena. Secondly, the four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty also made innovations in the form of poetry.
2. They pay attention to the use of flat tones and rhymes to make poetry more harmonious in rhythm and rhyme. They also developed new poetic forms, such as five-character rhythmic poems and seven-character ancient poems, which laid the foundation for the development of Tang poetry. In addition, the four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty also had strong personal characteristics. They express their personalities and emotions through poetry, which makes poetry more humane and emotional.
3. For example, Wang Bo's poems are famous for being bold and unconstrained, and his work "Preface to Wang Tengting" is known as the swan song of the ages; Yang Jiong's poems are fresh and natural, and his work Join the Army describes the frontier fortress scenery and military life. Lu's poems are graceful and gentle, and his work The Ancient Meaning of Chang 'an describes the prosperity and historical vicissitudes of Chang 'an.
The origins of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty are as follows:
1. Four outstanding writers in the early Tang Dynasty are the general names of four writers in the early Tang Dynasty in China: Yang Jiong, Lu, Luo. "Wang Luo" for short. There are different opinions about the origin of the four masters. The following is a widely circulated view: in the early Tang Dynasty, the literary atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty gradually rose, and a number of outstanding writers emerged. Among them, Yang Jiong and Luo.
There is an interesting story about the origin of the four masters. It is said that during the reign of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong once ordered the selection of talents. The selection criteria are not only knowledge and talent, but also appearance and temperament. There was a young man named Yang Jiong. Although he is plain, he is brilliant. He is smart and eager to learn, and he is good at poetry and songs.
He was very excited when he heard about the selection of talents, thinking that he would be selected. However, in the selection process, because of the plain appearance, it did not attract the attention of the examiner. Therefore, he wrote his masterpiece "Chang 'an Ancient Meaning" to express his feelings and talents. This work spread to the palace and attracted the attention of Emperor Taizong.