No matter Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, Gao Shi and Cen Can ... they have their own characteristics and reflect each other. Throughout the ages, their works have spread endlessly, soothing generations of Chinese sons and daughters and improving readers' spiritual realm.
Confucius said: "If you don't learn poetry, you have nothing to say"; Bacon once said, "Reading poems makes people witty".
I am often asked by my friends, which books do you like best after reading so many books? My answer is 300 Tang poems, 19 ancient poems, Su Xin's poems and A Dream of Red Mansions ... These books are books that I will read again and again.
To be a classic, a work must stand the test of time. And "Three Hundred Tang Poems" is such a tried and tested classic.
Many scholars and experts are envious of Judge Heng Tang, because he just screens out works that don't belong to him, and he is always associated with classics. It can be seen that a good eye can also make a name immortal.
Facts have proved that "300 Poems of Tang Dynasty" is not a random anthology, and Sun Zhu is meaningful.
First of all, most of the poems selected in 300 Tang Poems are concise and clear, which can be understood without the help of annotations, and the length is moderate. Compared with the voluminous Poems of the Tang Dynasty, it is more easily accepted by people and widely circulated.
Secondly, he borrowed the folk song "I am familiar with 300 Tang Poems, but I don't know how to sing them" and named the book "300 Tang Poems". Invisible, folk songs promote books and are more easily accepted by the public.
Three hundred poems are not an imaginary number. Three Hundred Poems of Tang Poetry contains 3 10 poems, which directly inherits the tradition of the ancient Book of Songs, making such an ordinary anthology supported by classics and more easily supported by people.
"300 Tang Poems" is also very particular about potential readers. Sun Zhu wrote in the preface: "Give your son the ambition, and don't waste the poem." This book is aimed at beginners.
As we all know, Tang poetry is the highest peak of classical poetry in China. A high-quality anthology of Tang poems will enable students to find ways and means to write poems as soon as possible. This is also one of the reasons for its longevity.
If poetry is the genre that can best express China's classical art, then Tang poetry is undoubtedly the pinnacle in the history of classical poetry art, and "300 Poems of Tang Poetry" is the brightest pearl on the artistic pinnacle.
Tang poetry is very beautiful. Reading 300 Tang poems, we can appreciate Li Bai's bold atmosphere, Du Fu's depression and frustration, Bai Juyi's leisure and carefree, Han Yu's magnificence and Li Shangyin's tearful feelings.
When you are busy, you should be close to Tang poetry to add color to your life.
If you originally liked literature, you certainly know the meaning of Tang poetry, which is the best companion book in life; If you study science and engineering, you need humanistic nourishment As the adjustment of life, poetry and unconsolidation are the best choices.
The essence of Tang poetry is the pearl of literature. With extremely concise words, it expresses infinite emotions and touches the hearts of readers.
You can read it in your spare time, imagine yourself as a cloud in the sky, peeping at the troubles and joys in the world, and imagine yourself as a fallen leaf falling in this colorful world; Think of yourself as a clear spring that flows to the sea and never returns. ......
You can look at it when your mood is ups and downs. Whether it is sadness or joy, the poet has already experienced it, especially poetry. When we read poetry, we also read the poet's feelings. It turns out that the poet is a bosom friend and has a deep insight into all our joys and sorrows.
Sleepy and discouraged, you can have a look. The poet was also demoted, exiled and far away from home. Old relatives in the distance;
Poets have been displaced, unable to sleep at night, wronged and misunderstood. I am more afraid of pain and suffering than we are, and there is nothing to hide in the poem. Then, by contrast, we are not lonely and desperate.
One year, I traveled to Dunhuang. Visiting the old site of Yangguan and seeing the endless desert, I blurted out, "I advise you to drink more wine and go out of Yangguan for no reason." ? At that moment, I understood the artistic conception in Wang Wei's poems.
I am thinking that only in such a natural environment can a poet feel this way.
Reading poetry is an expression. Sometimes, when you want to express your feelings, you can't find more concise words. In poetry, the poet will tell you the answer.
When they say goodbye to their friends, they will say, "However, as long as China keeps our friendship, heaven is still our neighbor"; When you are separated from your lover, you will say, "If the relationship lasts for a long time, you will be there sooner or later." When I come across an old photo, I will think, "I don't know each other at this time, and I will look at you at the full moon."
"The book is sentimental, sad and happy, and you have to kiss every morning." This is a sentence in Yu Qian's book in Ming Dynasty. If you change "book" to "poem". This is how I feel when I read Tang poetry.
35-day Reading Challenge Book Review —— 300 Tang Poems