The Study On The Poetry Of Chao Gongsu

Chao Gongsu is not only a celebrity of the Chao family in the Song Dynasty, but also a famous writer of poetry and prose. He and Li Tao passed the civil examination at the same year; at last he became a Bingbu Yuanwailang. He was Ye Mengde's cousin and Lu You's uncle. He has contacts with Guo Yin, Yu Yunwen , Li Liuqian, Wang Yan , and Fan Chengda. He has an impact both in the political and the literary arena. For a long time, due to the conditions, there is not enough attention on Chao Gongsu. In recent years, the academic community from different perspectives has done some creative research on Chao Gongsu and related issues. However, it is still blank for a comprehensive and systematic research on his poetry, and should to be filled.Chao Gongsu's ancestor is Shi Chao of Wei. Since Chao Cuo of the Han Dynasty, there isn't famous person for many years. Until the Song Dynasty, the Chao family became famous in officials and literature. When the army of Jin came to south, he fled to Shu, and lived for a long time. Chao Gongsu accepted the education of Confucianism and Buddhism at an early age. In the literature, he attaches great importance for creative tradition "Feng, Ya, Bi, Xing", emphasis the succession and development on various aspects. He advocates towering and strong poetry style. Chao Gongsu had a lot of writing, most of which lost, left only Songshanji and the fragmental diaries and novels found in other books.The poetry of Chao Gongsu has rich subject matters. His pity poems about the time and the farmers truly reflect the fall of the Central Plains scene, expressing his longing for north native land, praising the patriots, satiring the betraying country rulers and the ministers, giving a deep sympathy to the farmers and drivers. The poems which describe his whereabouts and knowledge portray a different scene from different angles. Some of them describes the scenery entirely, and some describes the scenery and the emotion. All the poems can fit the scenery and the emotion together. The poems about the relatives and friends are permeated with the people's livelihood and national affairs for the enthusiastic attention; they are often about the joy gathered with his relatives and friends, the melancholy of separation, the aspirations of the reunion and about their daily lives. The poems about painting and calligraphy fully record his treasured, collection and enjoyment about calligraphy and painting supplies, as well as calligraphy and painting works and explain his views of painting and calligraphy. He likes the paintings which have vivid images. The poems about history through the retrospective about Ancient historical figures express his ideals in life, indicates his political attitude, elaborates some kind of truth, expresses the historical feeling of the rise and fall. Most of his poems of great emotions write plum, bamboo, osmanthus and lotus, through which he expresses his noble, pure and modest character.The artistic achievement of the poetry of Chao Gongsu is very prominent. Said on the genre, from both bodies, there are excellent, especially the last-known poems. He has enriched the performance style of the ancient-style poetry and the modern style poetry. He is good at "for poetry in words",not only to letter on behalf of poetry, poetry simple and uses a large number of prose lines in the poetry, using discusses and the dialoges; he is also good at observing life, and selects appropriate materials into poetry; he has very rich imagination, good use Bi and Xing; the structure of his poetry is careful, precise, intricate and varied. He frequently points out the subject in the poetry at the opening and the ending, confesses the creation background with the topic. On the language, the tones are euphemistic and ease. The style is smooth on the outstanding performance.The subject matters and artistry of the poetry of Chao Gongsu could see the impact of Du Fu. At the same time, he studies the best of Shijing, Qu Yuan, Tao Yuanming, Li Bai and Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Guo Pu, Xie Lingyun, Xie Tiao, Han Shanzi and so on. His poetry achievement is under Chao Buzhi but not inferior Chao Chongzhi. He should have a place in the history of poetry of the Song Dynasty and even in the history of Chinese poetry. Chao Gongsu's poetry, has been spread and has impact since the Song Dynasty, appeared in a variety of books. Today, the impact of Chao Gongsu's poetry has far exceeded the literary level; we should conduct more in-depth and meticulous research.