The Tang Dynasty's Culture
Poetry was a large part of the culture during the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai was a poet who lived from 701 C.E. to 762 C.E., during a very stable time period of the Tang Dynasty's empire. "He was a genius whose works were full of passion, imagination and also elegance" ("Chinese Poetry"). One of his poems is "Jing Ye Si (Thoughts on the Silent Night)." This poem is very short and very well-known. and Li Bai wrote over nine hundred other poems. Li Bai's poems show that he cared about China, he respected other people, and he did not approve of some of the Tang Dynasty's rulers' actions. He cared about freedom and equality. Nearly one hundred of Li Bai's poems are about how women should have equal rights as men. "In poignant, subtle tones, the poet describes the distressing plight of women under feudal oppression, voices their aspirations, praises their good intentions and innocence, and laments their frustrations" ("Li Bai, Great Poet"). Li Bai's poems affected many other types of literature during the Tang Dynasty, which helped the Tang culture to develop.
Poetry was a large part of the culture during the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai was a poet who lived from 701 C.E. to 762 C.E., during a very stable time period of the Tang Dynasty's empire. "He was a genius whose works were full of passion, imagination and also elegance" ("Chinese Poetry"). One of his poems is "Jing Ye Si (Thoughts on the Silent Night)." This poem is very short and very well-known. and Li Bai wrote over nine hundred other poems. Li Bai's poems show that he cared about China, he respected other people, and he did not approve of some of the Tang Dynasty's rulers' actions. He cared about freedom and equality. Nearly one hundred of Li Bai's poems are about how women should have equal rights as men. "In poignant, subtle tones, the poet describes the distressing plight of women under feudal oppression, voices their aspirations, praises their good intentions and innocence, and laments their frustrations" ("Li Bai, Great Poet"). Li Bai's poems affected many other types of literature during the Tang Dynasty, which helped the Tang culture to develop.
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| "Long Yearning" Li Bai "Long yearning, To be in Chang'an. The grasshoppers weave their autumn song by the golden railing of the well; Frost coalesces on my bamboo mat, changing its colour with cold. My lonely lamp is not bright, I’d like to end these thoughts; I roll back the hanging, gaze at the moon, and long sigh in vain. The beautiful person's like a flower beyond the edge of the clouds. Above is the black night of heaven's height; Below is the green water billowing on. The sky is long, the road is far, bitter flies my spirit; The spirit I dream can't get through, the mountain pass is hard. Long yearning, Breaks my heart." Li Bai's poetry affected the way that other people in the Tang Dynasty wrote because Li Bai wrote in a different style. The change in the style of literature helped the Tang Dynasty's culture to develop. http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Li_Bai_Flushing |
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| "Jing Ye Si" ("Thoughts on a Still Night") Li Bai Translation: "Before my bed There is bright-lit moonlight So that it seems Like frost on the ground. Lifting my head I watch the bright moon Lowering my head I dream that I'm home." This poem depicts the culture of the Tang Dynasty because Li Bai's poems influenced literature in several ways during the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai's style of writing was different from other poets' styles of writing. His poems changed the way that other writers wrote. Literature was a significant part of the Tang Dynasty's culture. http://www.sacu.org/poetry.html |
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