In the Tang Dynasty, poetry was the most common literary form. No matter the emperors, nobles or ordinary people, there are many Tang poetry works, which also contain a lot of content. Landscape, rural life, political orientation and so on can all be expressed in Tang poetry. Therefore, Tang poetry reflects the social outlook of the Tang dynasty, which is not available in previous poems. Even, there were many forms and genres of poetry in the Tang Dynasty. The works of some famous poets, such as Bai Juyi, Li Bai and Du Fu, have been sought after by many people. Moreover, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty paid special attention to the development of poetry, and many exams were based on poetry, which shows that Tang poetry is at the peak of development.
In Song Dynasty, Ci was both poetry and music. In Song Dynasty, Ci could be used in many places, such as banquets at court, leaving people to see them off, etc. Especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, when the city was prosperous and the life was luxurious, many officials and nobles began to pursue the life of song and dance entertainment, so Ci developed with this life. With the development of history and culture, it is an inevitable phenomenon from poetry to ci.
The imperial examination was stopped for a long time in Yuan Dynasty, which hindered the development of culture in this period. Therefore, the works written by everyone are easy to understand, and there is a song. Moreover, at that time, China was unified and all ethnic groups were integrated, and the collision of different cultures also promoted the development of Yuanqu.
From this point of view, there are different cultures in different periods, and the development of culture will be different because of the different cultural environment and historical experience. Yuan Qu of Tang Poetry and Song Poetry was at the peak of its development in the corresponding period, which was also caused by different environments.