Why did Song Poetry Decline?

Poetry did not decline in the Song Dynasty, but it was not as good as Tang poetry. The appearance of Song Ci had an impact on poetry, and Song Ci was more prosperous than poetry. On the one hand, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the form and genre of poetry were relatively fixed, which caused aesthetic fatigue to the masses and literati at that time, so Tang poetry was reformed into Song ci.

Mr. Qian Zhongshu believes that "Tang poetry is superior to Song poetry, and the level of Tang and Song poetry is much higher than that of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties." Tang poetry pays attention to lyricism, while Song poetry pays attention to reason. Qian Zhongshu concluded that "Tang poetry is good at expression and rhyme, while Song poetry is good at reasoning with bones and muscles."

Miao Yue said, "Tang poetry is like a litchi. An entrance is full of sweetness and cheeks; Song poetry, like eating olives, is astringent at first and meaningful in aftertaste ... "Yan Yu thinks that Tang poetry is" inexhaustible ",so it is higher than Song poetry.