A story about the birth of Tang poetry with visible heartbeats
Do you think Tang poetry is born in a neat and orderly way in textbooks? No, its birth is more passionate than any martial arts legend.
A story about "How to write the first poem"
In the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, 18-year-old Li Shimin was in a military tent outside the Great Wall. His ink was frozen. He took a breath and wrote on the frozen paper: "Beyond the Great Wall, the sad wind is blowing." These 20 words are not poetry, they are the first breath of a new dynasty that breaks out of blood and iron.
"Madman" who writes poetry
The 7-year-old King Luo Bin wrote "White hair floats on green water", but later wrote a crusade that made Wu Zetian tremble.
Wang Bo grabbed the pen and paper at the banquet and wrote the "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" in one swipe, every word of which was in perfect detail. However, he was buried in the South China Sea at the age of 26.
Chen Ziang spent a sky-high price to buy a piano and smashed it in front of everyone, just to shout: "The ancients will never be seen before, and the newcomers will never be seen again!"
After Lu Zhaolin was paralyzed, he used his left hand that could still move to draw his last poem on the dirt.
Poetry is the real protagonist
Behind every Tang poem handed down from generation to generation, there stands a soul who is risking his life.
Why should you read this book?
Because this is not talking about "those things about the Tang Dynasty", but answering: What is it that gives Chinese characters the power to split the times?
"Context without Borders"——
It will take you to experience the most thrilling "Heroic Age" in the history of Chinese literature: see how poetry was born in the flames of war, survived in conspiracies, and eventually grew into the backbone of the entire nation.
Concept: Poetry is the protagonist of light that transcends time and space