It refers to the poetry innovation movement advocated by poets such as Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, Zhang Ji and Li Shen in the Tang Dynasty. They advocated restoring the ancient poetry collection system, carrying forward the tradition of satirizing current events in the Book of Songs and Yuefu during the Han and Wei Dynasties, and making poetry play the role of "monitoring current events" and "releasing human feelings". The name "New Yuefu" was put forward by Bai Juyi relative to Han Yuefu, and its meaning is to write current affairs with the title of new Yuefu created by himself.
The characteristics of poetry are: self-innovation, writing current events, and reflecting the realistic spirit of Han Yuefu.
Slogan: articles are written in the times, and songs and poems are written in things.
Representative works: Bai Juyi's 50 new Yuefu poems, Qin Zhong's poems 10, Yuan Zhen's Tian Jia Ci, Zhi Fu Ci, Li Hepai's new Yuefu poems 12, and Zhang Ji's 33 new Yuefu poems, wild old songs, Zhucheng Ci, Jia, etc. , Li Shen.