Wu Zetian loved poetry, music and dance. After becoming emperor, she wrote a large number of elegant music works, such as "Tang Mingtang Movement", "Tang Daxi Bailuo Movement", etc., which contributed to the prosperous development of music culture in the Tang Dynasty. Made a huge contribution.

The classics record fourteen pieces of imperial sitting and standing plays by emperors of the Tang dynasty, among which four were composed by Wu Zetian, namely "God's Music", "Longevity Music", "Bird" Songs of "Long Live the Music", "Song of the Holy Life", etc., the number of which is the highest among all the emperors. These imperial works had a wide influence. After being introduced to Japan, they were regarded as elegant music and passed down from generation to generation. "Sheng Shoule" was adapted by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and widely circulated. Wu Zetian also changed Neijiaofang into Yunshao Mansion, practiced elegant music, restructured music institutions, and promoted the development of court music. Wu Zetian's reign was a transitional stage for music in the Tang Dynasty, inheriting the elegant music of the early Tang Dynasty and laying the foundation for Yan music and folk music in the middle Tang Dynasty.

In order to promote political needs and satisfy personal enjoyment, Wu Zetian devoted all his efforts to create a palace band called "One Hundred Thousand Palace Music", which was later passed down as "Emperor Wu's One Hundred Thousand Palace Music and Dance". Its scale was The majesty is rare in history. The three hundred children of the Liyuan who were appointed by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty were highly praised. In comparison, Wu Zetian's self-made "Shrine Music", which was performed by Wu Zetian in the second year of longevity, was performed in the courtyard of the Wanxiang Shrine with 900 people. The scale was called The best of the imperial palace orchestras.