The Quan Tang Poems compiled during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty contained a total of 48,900 Tang poems.
In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, a scholar named Yu Tang retired from the tang dynasty compiled the "Three Hundred Poems of Tang", which was the first ranking of Tang poems and the only official release in nearly 300 years.
In 2011, Zhonghua Book Company used modern statistics to select the new "Tang Poetry Ranking". Let's take a look at the top ten pieces together.
10th, Li Bai, "Shu Dao Difficulty"
The whole poem adopts the mixture between the law and the prose, and the sentences are uneven and the penmanship is longitudinal. It is said that when He Zhizhang saw Li Bai's article, he called him a "who immortal".
9th place, Wang Bo, "Send Du Shaofu to Ren Shu Prefecture"
In this poem, "Confidant in the sea, if the end of the world is nearby", is a famous sentence throughout the ages, which has been recited to this day.
8th place, Chang Jian, "Zen Temple After the Broken Mountain Temple"
The mood of this poem is very beautiful. Concise and clear, condensed in rhetoric, it is a unique famous piece in the landscape poetry of the Tang Dynasty.
7th place, Meng Haoran, "Wangdongting Lake Gift Zhang Cheng Xiang"
This poem is also a farewell poem, and Meng Haoran gave this poem to Zhang Jiuling in order to get Zhang Jiuling's introduction and enter the DPRK as an official.
6th place, Liu Zongyuan , "Dengliu Prefecture City Tower Sent Zhangting Seal Lian Sizhou"
This is a sentimental poem, and it is Liu Zongyuan's thousand sighs about life.
5th place, Du Fu "Dengyue Yang Tower"
The content of this poem is very rich, not only has a magnificent landscape description, but also Du Fu's complex feelings about the ups and downs of life, the lack of talent, and the lack of access to the country.
4th place, Wang Zhizhuo, "Climbing the Stork and Bird Building"
This poet can memorize, concise and timeless, is the most classic of the many poems of the Stork Tower.
3rd place, Wang Zhizhuo's "Liangzhou Words"
This poem is the culmination of bensai poetry. It was widely circulated at that time. In the Qinglou of the Tang Dynasty, it was also sung as a finale work.
2nd place, Wang Wei's "Weicheng Song"
This poem is Wang Wei's masterpiece. Later, it was compiled into the music house and became a famous song for farewell. At that time, everyone could sing, and everyone was a household name.
1st place, Cui Hao,"Yellow Crane Tower"
"Yellow Crane Tower" has always been regarded as a pressed scroll, and it is absolutely deserved to be able to win the first place in Tang poetry.
It is said that after Li Bai ascended the Yellow Crane Tower, someone asked Li Bai to inscribe a poem, and Li Bai accidentally saw Cui Hao's poem and only said: "There is a scene in front of you, and Cui Hao's inscription poem is on the top." He left in sorrow.
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