Basic word explanation:
1, Li Bai:
Li Bai (70 1-762), a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty, was called "Poet Fairy" by later generations and "Du Li" with Du Fu. In order to distinguish himself from two other poets, Li Shangyin and Du Mu, that is, "Little Du Li", Du Fu and Li Bai were also called together.
According to the New Tang Book, Li Bai is the grandson of King Li Gui IX of Li Tang. He is cheerful and generous, loves to drink and write poems, and likes to make friends.
Li Bai was deeply influenced by Huang Lao's idea of sorting out villages. Li Taibai's poems have been handed down from generation to generation, and most of his poems were written when he was drunk. His representative works include Looking at Lushan Waterfall, it is hard to go, Difficult Road to Shu, Entering Wine, Fu Zhi, and First Making Baidicheng.
There are biographies of Li Bai's Ci and Fu in the Song Dynasty (such as Wen Ying's Xiang Ji). As far as its pioneering significance and artistic achievements are concerned, Li Bai's Ci Fu enjoys a high status.
2. Tang Dynasty:
The name of the Tang Dynasty is "Tang", which was an ancient place name in the Jin Dynasty. Tang Gaozu tang gaozu's grandfather Li Hu was one of the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and posthumous title was the "Tang Gong". Later, the title was passed on to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan stayed in Jinyang, the imperial palace of Sui Dynasty. He set out in the name of respecting Sui and took Chang 'an in every battle. After Emperor Yangdi abdicated, he took Tang as his country name and made Chang 'an his capital. Because the monarch's surname is Li, it is called the Tang Dynasty.
3. Compass:
Compass, called Sina in ancient times, is mainly composed of magnetic needles installed on the shaft. Under the action of natural geomagnetic field, the magnetic needle can rotate freely and keep in the tangential direction of magnetic meridian. The south pole of the magnetic needle points to the geographical south pole (magnetic north pole), and the direction can be distinguished by using this property.
It is often used in navigation, geodesy, tourism and military affairs. The invention of the compass with physical direction indication has three parts, namely Sina, compass and magnetic needle, all of which belong to the invention of China. According to ancient mine records, it first appeared in the Cishan area during the Warring States Period.
Compass is the result of China ancient working people's understanding of magnet magnetism in long-term practice. As one of four great inventions of ancient china, its invention has played an inestimable role in the development of human science, technology and civilization.
In ancient China, the compass was first used for rituals, etiquette, military affairs and divination, and to determine the orientation when looking at geomantic omen.
Extended data:
Li Bai s influence on Tang literature;
Li Bai's poems are magnificent and elegant, and his artistic achievements are extremely high. He eulogized the mountains and rivers of the motherland and the beautiful natural wind of Guang Zhi. His style is bold and unrestrained, elegant and fresh, full of romantic spirit, and he achieved the unity of content and art, so he was called the "fallen fairy". His poems mainly described the mountains and rivers and expressed his inner feelings.
Li Bai's poems and songs have a lofty position in the development of romantic poetry.
Li Bai's poems and songs inherited the achievements of the previous generation's romantic creation. With their rebellious thoughts and bold styles, they reflected the optimistic creative spirit and potential power of dissatisfaction with feudal order in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, expanded the expressive field of romanticism, enriched the expressive methods of romanticism, and to some extent reflected the combination of romanticism and realism.
Li Bai's poems and songs had a far-reaching influence on later generations. Han Yu, Meng Jiao and Li He in the middle Tang Dynasty, Su Shi, Lu You and Xin Qiji in the Song Dynasty, Gao Qi, Yang Shen and Gong Zizhen in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were all greatly influenced by Li Bai's poems.