| The legends of Tang Dynasty about Shanxi consist of not only works created by writers born in Shanxi, but also legends on characters and stories in Shanxi from foreign writers when they worked , lived and traveled here. These legends of Tang Dynasty can be classified five parts . Such as love , immortal, monster, anecdote , hero and so on. There are many common traits among them though extensive themes . For instance , strong reality , thick ethics and distinct political nature . The cause leading to those features is that Shanxi was significant on both politic and defense to Tang empire , and affected by Confucianism . A lot of excellent statesmen and clans grew up here . Many good legends of Tang Dynasty about Shanxi had had the highest level , which influenced the development of later literature greatly . |