1. Li Bai

Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi, also known as "Exiled Immortal", was a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was hailed as the "Immortal of Poetry" by later generations, and was called "Li Du" together with Du Fu. In order to distinguish him from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai were also collectively called "Big Li Du".

According to the "New Book of Tang", Li Bai was the ninth grandson of Emperor Xingsheng (Liang Wuzhao King Li Hao) and the same clan as the kings of Li and Tang Dynasties. He is cheerful and generous, loves drinking, writing poetry, and making friends. Li Bai was deeply influenced by the thoughts of Huang Lao Liezhuang. The "Collection of Li Taibai" has been handed down to the world. Most of his poems were written when he was drunk. His representative works include "Wang Lushan Waterfall", "The Road is Difficult", "The Road to Shu is Difficult", "Jinjinjiu" and "Yin of Liang Fu". "Early Departure from Baidi City" and many other songs.

2. Du Fu

Du Fu (712-770), also known as Shaoling Yelao, was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he was known as "Li Bai". Du". Originally from Xiangyang, Hubei Province, he later moved to Gongxian County, Henan Province. In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du", and Du Fu is often called "Old Du".

When Du Fu was a boy, he traveled to Wuyue and Qi and Zhao successively, during which time he went to Luoyang to fail in the examination. After the age of thirty-five, he first took the examination in Chang'an and failed; later he presented gifts to the emperor and nobles. Unable to succeed in officialdom, he witnessed with his own eyes the extravagance and social crisis of the upper class society in the Tang Dynasty. In the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755), the Anshi Rebellion broke out and Tongguan fell. Du Fu traveled to many places.

In the second year of Qianyuan (759), Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he escaped the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about the people and national affairs. He created famous works such as "Ascend the High", "Spring Look", "Northern Expedition", "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". Although Du Fu is a realist poet, he also has a wild and uninhibited side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroic spirit from his famous work "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking".

3. Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi (772-846), whose courtesy name was Letian, also known as Xiangshan Jushi, and Mr. Zuiyin, was originally from Taiyuan, Shanxi, and moved to Xiagui when his great-grandfather , born in Xinzheng, Henan. He was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen jointly advocated the New Yuefu Movement, known as "Yuan Bai" in the world, and "Liu Bai" together with Liu Yuxi. Extended information

1. Li Bai’s literary characteristics

Li Bai’s achievements in Yuefu, song lines and quatrains are the highest. The lines of his songs completely break all the inherent patterns of poetry creation. They are empty and have many styles of writing, reaching a magical realm of unpredictable and swaying at will. Li Bai's quatrains are natural, lively, elegant and unrestrained, and can express endless emotions in concise and clear language.

Li Bai's poems are majestic and elegant, with extremely high artistic achievements. He eulogized the mountains, rivers and beautiful natural scenery of the motherland, with a majestic and unrestrained style, handsome and fresh, full of romantic spirit, and achieved the unity of content and art. He was called the "Exiled Immortal" by He Zhizhang, and most of his poems mainly described landscapes and expressed inner emotions.

2. Du Fu’s literary characteristics

In Du Fu’s middle age, because of his melancholy poetic style and concern for the country and the people, Du Fu’s poems were called “the history of poetry”. His poems are good at ancient style and rhythmic poetry, with various styles. The four words "depressed and frustrated" accurately summarize the style of his own works, and the main style is melancholy.

Du Fu lived during the historical period when the Tang Dynasty was transitioning from prosperity to decline. His poems mostly dealt with social unrest, political darkness, and people's suffering. His poems reflected the social contradictions and people's suffering at that time. His poems recorded The great historical changes in the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline express the lofty Confucian spirit of benevolence and strong sense of worry, so it is known as the "history of poetry".

3. Bai Juyi’s literary characteristics

The concentration of themes is one of the artistic characteristics of Bai Juyi’s allegorical poems. He usually only chooses the most typical thing to highlight a theme, "One sad thing, one sad thing", the theme is very clear. In order to convey the theme to the readers more clearly, a small preface may be added under the title of the poem to highlight the theme, or the theme may be highlighted by "the final chapter showing the ambition".

Secondly, the artistic characteristics of white poetry are also reflected in the depiction of characters. He can grasp the characteristics of the characters and use the line drawing method to outline vivid and vivid characters. But the poetic meaning of Bai's poems is not simple. He often uses simple sentences to express allegorical meanings, and achieves shocking artistic effects.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Li Bai

Baidu Encyclopedia—Du Fu

Baidu Encyclopedia—Bai Juyi