The Development of Taoist Poetry in Taoist Culture

Taoist poetry is a poetic work that reflects Taoist life and expresses extraordinary feelings. Taoist poetry originated very early: it can be seen in the Taiping Jing of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the same time as Taiping Jing, Zhouyi Shentongqi used four-character, five-character and Sao-style prose. It is also obvious that the style of the magical device discusses the characteristics of an alchemist in the form of poetry. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoist organizations have gradually grown, and Taoist poetry has also increased and matured. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were not only alchemy poems and incantation poems in secret, but also immortal poems were popular in society. An alchemy poem is a poem with an alchemy as its content: in terms of form, an alchemy can be divided into external alchemy and internal alchemy, so the content of an alchemy poem can also be divided into internal alchemy and external alchemy, or both. In the form of seven words and one sentence, the principle and function of alchemy are implied by symbolic literary techniques. The use of images is rather obscure, but their metaphors and symbols increase the vividness of the works. Poems about immortals in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, besides alchemy poems and incantation poems, also had great influence on society. Poems about immortals are poems about immortals. Its origin can be traced back to Chu Ci in the Warring States Period, such as A Journey to Qu Yuan, and there are also many descriptions of wandering immortals, which are quite romantic. With the prevalence of Taoism, poems about immortals came into being. Its genre is mostly five words with different sentences. Liang Xiaotong's Selected Works is one of the literary genres. Judging from the author's identity, poems about immortals can be divided into Taoist poems and literati poems. Whether it is Taoist poems or literati poems, they all show the romantic color and fantasy imagination of "galloping around the eight poles" The difference is that Taoist immortal poems are often a combination of Taoist worship and the realm of immortals. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, poems reflecting Taoist life and pursuing longevity have become increasingly prosperous. On the one hand, Taoism is keen on poetry creation. For example, Lv Dongbin and Shi Jianwu, famous Taoist priests, combined with the description of scenic spots to express their views on the purpose of Taoism and the belief in immortals, and showed the profound philosophy of Taoism through the description of monastic methods. On the other hand, after being influenced by Taoism or observing and experiencing Taoist life, many literati also created some poems with this theme. From Wang Ji, a poet in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, to Meng Haoran and Li Bai, poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, from Yang Yi and Zhang Yong, representatives of Kunxi School in the Northern Song Dynasty, to Yang Wanli, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, there are poems praising Taoism and wandering around the world. Among these poets, some thoughts are basically in tune with the Taoist immortal ideal, while others, although not so devout to Taoism, often show the artistic conception of pursuing Taoist immortals in their creation.