The Development of Tang Poetry

唐诗的发展

As the golden age in the history of Chinese poetry, the Tang Dynasty made brilliant achievements in the different poetic¹ forms of guti (classical poetry)，gelu (poem with a tonal pattern and rhyme scheme) and yuefu poetry. And gelu poetry，which only reached maturity² and perfection during the Tang Dynasty, is also called “jinti (modern-style) poetry” and falls into the two categories of liishi and jueju. A lOshi poem usually has eight lines with a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme, with each line having five or seven characters. A jueju is the short form of the lushi. It comprises only four lines, with each line having five or seven characters. The form of gelu poetry has strengthened the artistic³ characteristics of economy of words, use of imagery and rich connotation in Chinese poetry.

在中国诗歌史上的黄金时代,唐代取得了辉煌的成就，不同的诗歌形式不同，有古体诗(古典诗歌),律诗(诗色调模式和押韵格式)和汉乐府诗歌。律诗在唐代达到成熟和完善，也被称为“今体（现代风格）诗”，并分为两类律诗和绝句。律诗一般有八行，严格的平仄和押韵格律，具有五个或七个字符的每一行。绝句就是格律的缩写形式。这有四行，每一行具有五个或七个字符。格律诗歌加强了中国诗歌短小精悍的艺术特色，在诗中使用图像和的丰富内涵。

The development of the Tang Dynasty is divided into four periods ； Early Tang, High Tang, Mid Tang and Late Tang. Poetry writing in the Early Tang period, though still not free from the ornate style of the Six dynasties, already displayed a breath of freshness. It reached its zenith to flourish in the High Tang period. In several decades’ time many great poets came onto the scene, such as Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu. By the Mid and Late Tang periods, Tang poetry became more sophisticated and profound, shifting more attention onto writing skill, before it finally declined. In general, Tang- dynasty poems are abundant in intriguing⁴ imageries and possess expansive and magnificent visions.

唐代的发展分为四个时期，初唐，盛唐，中唐和晚唐。诗歌的写作在初唐时期，但仍没有摆脱六朝华丽的风格，但已显示出清新的气息。它达到了顶峰，在盛唐时期蓬勃发展。在几十年的时间里许多伟大的诗人登上银屏，如王维，李白和杜甫。在中晚唐时期，唐诗变得更加复杂而深刻，将更多的注意力集中到写作技巧，才终于有所下降。在一般情况下，唐朝的诗是丰富有意象的，并拥有广阔和宏伟的愿景。