The outstanding feature of the culture of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is that the ideological circle is extremely active. With the systematization of Taoism, the fierce struggle between Buddhism and anti-Buddhism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism began to merge, and literature, painting and grotto art were branded with Buddhism.
Reflect the characteristics of national integration, representative culture and achievements, and reflect national characteristics and different national styles. During this period, China society was in a state of separatism, and different regional cultures had their own characteristics and obvious differences, especially the cultural differences between the north and the south, and the styles of folk songs between the north and the south were quite different.
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Starting from the Wei and Jin Dynasties and going through the Southern and Northern Dynasties, including the early Tang Dynasty, it is the first paragraph of China's medieval literature. Looking at the literature of this period in an all-round way is marked by the prosperity of May 4th new poetry.
The Five Ancient Dynasties reached its climax in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Seven Ancient Dynasties and the Five Seven Words reached their peak in the early Tang Dynasty. Great changes have taken place in literature during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The consciousness of literature and the individualization of literary creation are the most remarkable changes, which have triggered a series of other changes and developments.
During this period, the court played a central role and formed a literary group centered on the court. The convergence within the group makes literature present a group style at this time and another style at another time, which makes the stages of literature development quite obvious.