And put forward the theory of prose writing, such as "the unity of literature and Taoism", "moderation in words", "moderation in doing things" and "orderly following words". Have a far-reaching impact on future generations.
Han Yu was an advocate of the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty, and was honored by later generations as the first of the "eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties". He and Liu Zongyuan are also called "Liu Han", and they are known as "great writers" and "one hundred generations of literators". Later generations, together with Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi, are also called "the four great writers of the ages".
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Han Yu is an advocate of the ancient prose movement, who advocates inheriting the prose tradition of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties and opposes the parallel prose that pays attention to the rhythm and ignores the content. Han Yu's articles are magnificent, well-organized and logical, and are known as the first of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties".
At that time, people had the reputation of "Koreans". Du Mu juxtaposes Korean with Du Shi, which is called "Du Han Shi Bi". Su Shi called him "the decline of eight generations of literature."
The ancient prose movement advocated by Liu Han opened up the development path of ancient prose since the Tang Dynasty. Korean poetry strives for novelty, emphasizing momentum and originality.
Taking prose as poetry, Han Yu introduced the new language, rules and techniques of ancient China into the poetry circle, which enhanced the expressive function of poetry, expanded the field of poetry, and corrected the mediocre poetic style since Dali (766 -780). In terms of feudal ideology and morality, he is also unique, vigorously advocating Confucianism, advocating the inheritance of Confucian orthodoxy, and creating Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties.