The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of classical Chinese poetry. As one of the excellent literature heritages of China, Tang poetry is also a bright pearl of literature treasure of the world. A great number of poems have been handed down though history has moved on for over one thousand years. There were a lot of poets in the Tang Dynasty, including great masters like Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi. Besides these, there were a lot more – over 2300 poets still have their name heard until today. More than 48,900 pieces of poems have been compiled in the Complete Poetry of Tang.
The range of subjects of Tang poetry is very wide. Some reflect the social situations and conflicts at that time from side and reveal the darkness feudal society; some sing the praises of just wars and express patriotic thought; some depict the beauty of the homeland; in addition, some describe personal aspirations and encounters, affection, friendship as well as joys and sorrows of life. In a word, neither the natural phenomena, nor the political movement, working life, social customs or personal feelings could skip the eyesight of the insightful poets, which became their themes for writing. The creative methods include realism and romanticism. Many of the great works are the models of the combination of these two creative methods and form the outstanding tradition of classical Chinese poetry.
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