Research On Tang Ball Game And Poetry Creation

Ball game as the very diverse forms of sportive entertainment in Tang Dynasty, including Cuju, Jiju, drop, Taju, and wood shot ect, were the most indispensable part of social activities in that time over 300 years. These ball games with long history, but shinning in Tang and showing a new look better than before were attributed to harmony society of Tang, vibrant spirit of the times, emperor's advocates and so on. The development of Tang sport game consisted of three periods: budding stage, prosperity stage and continuity stage, which kept consistence with the development of ball game poetry (BGP). This coincidence also confirms the ball sport played a dominant role in BGP development. Interaction between things is mutual. The counteraction of BGP indicated in: firstly, BGP written by famous poets had positive influence on ball game; secondly, BGP reflected the equipment, rule, shape, occasion, social function and human spirit and record its historical change. To a large extent, its richness, authenticity and precision even exceeded voluminous history records. Moreover, BGP provided precious material for the later generation to study Tang ball game and folk custom.In Tang Dynasty, ruling class favored ball game and imperial lords were proud for good playing skill, FanZhen section intrigued power struggling in the open field, Eunuch mesmerized the emperor by playing game, military officer were promoted through excellent ball skill, even though civil offices dissuading the game from ruling country the point of view; even at officialdom new promoter need to play through their success against the edict.The ruling classes widely involved in that ball games produced countless connection with politics and ball game. Furthermore, the double position as King and poet lead to the poetry creation effected by the ball game politics. The influence displayed in many ways: some wrote the experience of participated in ball game; some wrote feeling of competition; some described the ball game process; some evaluated and commented on the ball game. No matter which kinds of the participant, they all showed the political influence of ball game on the BGP development. Tang BGP displayed the ball game in the field of literature by the Artistic, and there were a strong connection between them. Thanks to Tang BGP, ball game can be represented deeply and vividly. Meanwhile, ball game is also the crucial factor promoting the luxuriant theme of BGP.The influence of Tang ball game on BGP is not confined to the theme of poesy. Not only can its unique entertainment and competitiveness offer a chunk of social culture to ball game, but also supply Tang BGP with a variety of artistic scene and surface. As a result, this accelerated the exchange between poets.Pao Qiu Yue is the typical form of Tang BGP. During the period of Tang-five-generation, it had two different forms, including the song and the poetry. The poetry depicted the beauty as well as the emotion of female, and it was very mild and indirect. Consequently, the poetry was used as the assistance of PaoQiu song. On the contrary, the song which may give assistance to PaoQiu game paints the scene of PaoQiu directly with an energetic and active theme. However, regardless of their other discrepancies, the majors of them are both PaoQiu game. In the wide range, they were both the PaoQiu game. As a result, it can be said they are the specific outcomes in the ground of literature during the time when PaoQiu game was very popular. Among the late of Tang-five-generation, by virtue of the recession of PaoQiu game, only the sentences of Pao Qiu Yue can be seen in the Song Dynasty. But as a new object, during this time, Pao Qiu Yue was enjoying a roaring time. The small line form had been altered by LiuYong to long-slow line. Then, with the music changing, the theme can be always updated. But what a pity is we have a ink of ability to make theme of Song Dynasty Pao Qiu Yue clear by the poetry of Jin Dynasty, owning to the losing of Song Dynasty Pao Qiu Yue. Pao Qiu Yue enjoyed a maturing and climax time duing Song Dynasty, including the recession time. Since Song Dynasty, the dominators kept sports within limits, and the elegant quality was popular by Confucianism, all kings of ball games including PaoQiu stepped down to bottom gradually from Tang Dynasty. In Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Pao Qiu Yue can not be seen, because there was no any social atmosphere promoting the development of it. Although it can be found again among the process of imitation of Qing Dynasty poets, there existed no connection to PaoQiu game. All in all, as for the connection between Tang ball game and BGP, the priority is the ball, and the poetry secondary. There was a close relation between them. The content, style, period and development of BGP would be guided by the condition of ball game. Meanwhile, BGP may be popular by poetry. The ball game demonstrating the spirit of high-level ideal, aggressive strive and personality as well as depicting a youth passion of no fear is the best interpretation of spirit and surface among Tang Dynasty.