Because in the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was the largest economic metropolis in China and the most developed international port city, with convenient transportation and beautiful scenery, many poets came here to play. But it is precisely because of the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty that the poet's footprints are also very broad, from the cold areas in the north to the south of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, from the desert in the west to the riverside and seaside in the east, such as Li Bai and Du Fu.

But in fact, the places where poets of all previous dynasties gathered should be the capitals of various dynasties, such as Chang 'an, Luoyang and Kaifeng, because this is the place where the imperial examinations were selected, and most poets gathered here to take the imperial examinations.

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At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in harmony. In 6 17, Li Yuan, Duke of the Tang Dynasty, set out for Jinyang. The following year, he proclaimed himself emperor and established the Tang Dynasty, with Chang 'an as his capital. After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he initiated the rule of chastity and laid the foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozong inherited the legacy of Zhenguan, initiated the "rule of eternal emblem", and established Luoyang as its capital in 657.

The Tang Dynasty accepted exchanges and studies from various countries, and its economy, society, culture and art showed the characteristics of diversification and openness. A large number of famous poets have emerged in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, painter Wu Daozi and musician Li Guinian.

The most remarkable literary achievement of the Tang Dynasty can be described by Tang poetry. Since Chen Ziang and the "four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty", famous poets in the Tang Dynasty have emerged one after another. Li Bai, Du Fu, Cen Can and Wang Wei in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Li He, Han Yu, Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi in the middle Tang Dynasty, and Li Shangyin and Du Mu in the late Tang Dynasty are several representative poets.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Tang Dynasty