Referring to Wang Guowei, Hu Shi and other old sayings that "the style of writing is prosperous" and even "the literature of an era has an era", let's discuss the development stages (or "stages") of Tang and Song Ci.
Different from pre-Qin poetry, Han Wei poetry, Six Dynasties poetry, Tang poetry and Song poetry, Tang and Song poetry are self-sufficient entities and self-sufficient paragraphs. Due to the particularity of its own style development, Tang and Song poetry is an organic whole and cannot be divided by dynasties. Under different social and cultural backgrounds, with the continuous evolution of the creative mainstream and the artistic spirit running through it, it has formed four progressive stages: germination, maturity, prosperity and deepening. On the contrary, paying attention to the mainstream of Tang and Song Ci can describe its different historical processes, clarify its development and evolution, and observe its superficial institutional form and deep artistic spirit and aesthetic implication. Specifically, (1) the period from the sixth and seventh centuries between Sui and Tang Dynasties to the middle Tang Dynasty (840), about 250 years, is the first stage, that is, the initial germination period of Tang and Song Ci-it includes Dunhuang folk ci and literati ci in the middle Tang Dynasty. This is a fragrant and beautiful time. No matter whether it has the experimental nature of rough creation or under the cover of traditional poetic flavor, it has not established independent ontological consciousness and self-artistic norms. (2) The second stage is the two centuries from Huichang in the Tang Dynasty (84 1) to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty (1067), that is, the maturity of Tang and Song Ci-it includes Huajian Ci, Southern Tang Ci and Early Northern Song Ci. At this time, the independent style concept and ontology art paradigm of "entertaining people with colorful things" have been constructed, which indicates the complete maturity of the conscious creation consciousness of ci writers. (3) Su Shi changed the style of ci poetry and improved the quality of ci poetry from the time of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1068), which brought a fresh, beautiful, healthy and elegant atmosphere to the mature and modeled ci world. Then, in the time of Xining in the Southern Song Dynasty (1207), Xin Qiji, who was generous and sad, ended his northern expedition and recovery. They are not only greatly increased in number, but also well-prepared, well-made, with various styles competing with each other and famous artists coming forth in large numbers; Ci has become a symbol of the literary achievements of the times, active among the whole people, and * * * has created two centuries of immortal glory. The poet's conscious creative consciousness is high, which runs through the artistic spirit of diversity, unity, openness, variability and existence, thus creating a beautiful scenery. (4) From the beginning of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (1028) to the seventh year of @ ① (1320), it ended with the death of Zhang Yanzhi, a poet who was a adherent of the Southern Song Dynasty. This is the fourth stage, that is, the deepening period of Tang and Song Ci, including Ci and Yuan Ci at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. Although it lacks all kinds of colorful and infinitely gorgeous weather in its heyday, it can find a new way to rebuild a classic artistic paradigm by deepening its elegance and poetic appearance, which is more respected by future generations. On the other hand, a theoretical summary was made, and an original monograph on Ci appeared, which completed the conclusion and summary of Tang and Song Ci well and drew a satisfactory full stop for it.