(1) The Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline; Parallel prose with empty content prevails; Buddhism prevailed, and China tradition was impacted. (8 points)

(2) Rejecting Buddhism and promoting Confucianism; Put forward the theory of "orthodoxy", connecting the preceding with the following; Become a pioneer of Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty. (7 points)

Test analysis: (1) This question mainly examines students' mastery of the background of Han Yu's advocacy of ancient prose movement. To solve this problem, we must first understand the meaning and related content of the ancient prose movement, and then analyze and solve it by combining the materials and the knowledge we have learned. For example, Han Yu was a famous writer and thinker in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. At that time, the emperor believed in Buddhism and spent a lot of wealth. Han Yu's exhortation ... At that time, the literati were keen on gorgeous rhetoric and neat but empty prose, and the court also regarded it as an important criterion for selecting talents. Han Yu's "ancient prose movement" reflects this background.

(2) This topic mainly investigates Han Yu's contribution and position in the development history of Confucianism. As far as I know, Han Yu is one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, a famous writer and thinker, who has made outstanding contributions to the development of ancient literature in China. At the same time, it also had an important influence on the development of ancient Confucianism in China. In particular, his "orthodox" thought has a great influence. As the material says, "the orthodoxy advocated by Han Yu is Confucius and Mencius' thoughts of benevolence, righteousness and morality ... Han Yu's thoughts have a great influence on later generations."