Liu Yuxi was one of the great writers in the Tang Dynasty. He has made great achievements in poetry creation and has a high position in the literary world. He was often suppressed in officialdom, so he realized a lot in poetry, but he also cultivated his own quality.

Brief introduction of Liu Yuxi

After Wang Jing of Zhongshan in Han Dynasty, his father was a small official. When Liu Yuxi was young, his father was an official in Jiangnan, so Liu Yuxi also grew up in Jiangnan water town. During this period, Liu Yuxi studied Confucianism hard. Because of his talent, he became famous at a young age. Later, Liu Yuxi was admitted to Jinshi and entered the officialdom. Later, because his elder died, he went home to mourn. Later, at the age of 30, he was promoted to the imperial history, which happened to be an official with Liu Zongyuan. Three people became good friends. Later, they actively participated in politics and became important figures in the political reform together with Wang and others. In the reform, they implemented many powerful policies, but the reform failed because it touched the interests of the original class. After that, Liu Yuxi was recalled to Beijing several times, but it was not long before he was demoted to a local place. It was not until 23 years later that Liu Yuxi was able to return to Luoyang to settle down. In his later years, Liu Yuxi underestimated the fame and fortune in officialdom, and spent more energy on associating with friends and reciting poems, leaving many excellent works.

What kind of person is Liu Yuxi?

Liu Yuxi was a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty, and he had a high position in the literary world at that time. His poetry and prose have their own unique style, because Liu Yuxi has a lot of sadness in his heart all the year round. Under such a sad psychology, Liu Yuxi's works have a lot of sadness, but Liu Yuxi never despaired and always had the desire to fight. Throughout Liu Yuxi's poetic career, many of his poems exposed the gloom and irony of state affairs at that time, which is also the reason why he was suppressed by the upper level again and again. However, such suppression did not discourage him, but increased his literati temperament. Liu Yuxi suffered many blows in his life and was once down and out, but he developed Liu Yuxi's optimistic attitude instead. Most of Liu Yuxi's poems are simple and fresh, with many philosophical colors, which may be related to his philosophical research. Liu Yuxi's study of Confucian classics is very in-depth, and he also has his own views on the thought of heaven and man. His thought shows obvious materialistic tendency and holds a more positive attitude towards the relationship between man and nature. Liu Yuxi also refuted the theory of Buddhism and Taoism that "nothingness" is the essence of the world since ancient times with natural research, and believed that everything has its own process of growth, not out of nothing. Liu Yuxi is a famous poet in the history of China, and he has a high position in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty. His career was bumpy all his life, but he was repeatedly relegated in his prime. He worked as a local official and was able to return to Beijing to settle down in his later years. But this career also forged his indomitable character and optimistic attitude towards life, which made him devote more energy to the study of literary philosophy and made important contributions to the development of ancient literature and philosophy in China.