A: Anything will do. In my humble opinion, inheriting traditional culture is mainly about learning the rich and great humanistic spirit and writing techniques contained in ancient sage poems, rather than inheriting and imitating forms. As novices, we can make progress by opening books. I haven't seen the complete works of Tang poetry, and it is estimated that a considerable part of them are not regular poems, but it will not affect the quality and level, otherwise it will not be included. Like modern poetry, there are some good poems, the form needs no study, and the connotation needs careful study. "Knowing 300 Tang poems by heart, you can slip without memorizing them" refers to "slipping" ancient poems, not metrical poems. If you don't learn the basic requirements of metrical poetry, it's useless to learn 3 thousand or even 30 thousand. After learning the basic knowledge, you don't need to read it carefully. You can learn it after reading thirty or fifty songs. Modern people certainly don't have to adopt the stupid method of perusal.
Can ancient poetry be completely flattened?
Not exactly. Although it is not as strict as regular poetry, it is usually patchy. So unlike modern poetry, you can write whatever you want. The most striking difference between the two is that ancient styles can rhyme. If Tang poetry rhymes, it must be archaic. In addition, the ancient style does not pay attention to repetition, adhesion, right, loneliness and equality. For the detailed differences between classical poetry and metrical poetry, you can search Baidu's "Classical Poetry" entry.
Are there any rhyming books related to the rhyme of ancient poetry?
Because the rhymes such as Guang Yun, which are commonly used in Tang poetry and Song poetry, are scattered or complicated, modern people take Ping at the end of Song Dynasty as a model of ancient rhyme. It is estimated that the widespread spread of "Ping" should be in the Yuan Dynasty, but the rhyme in Tang poetry and Song poetry is always much better than that in Mandarin, because "Rusheng" has been cancelled in Mandarin. It is no problem to interpret the poems after Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Because there is no unified Mandarin in ancient times, it is estimated that literati can speak a hometown dialect except "Beijing dialect", so the pronunciation of words in poetry will be different. However, it is not a big problem to judge the level of writing with Pingyunshui. You might as well collect a book, which is very convenient. However, when you read rhymes, you will know that no one in this world can understand them. Ah, some "fans" of traditional culture still insist on using the rhyme of Pingshui that no one can understand as a poem couplet, which was read by the old imperial calendar decades ago. Chinese has been evolving. If the poetry couplet does not keep pace with the times, it will decline like many traditional operas sooner or later. Because poetry has plain requirements, especially rhyme is necessary. Almost all readers born after liberation will be confused if they write poetry couplets completely according to Ping. I suggest that you can collect a volume of China New Rhyme (Fourteen Rhymes). It is very convenient to learn to write poems.