Criticism On Du Fu In The Shi Hua Of Song Dynasty

"Shi Hua", which is a special form of literature in Song Dynasty, it contains theory and criticism at the same time. And it was first seen in "Liu Yi Shi Hua" by Ou Yang Xiu. Shi Hua of Song Dynasty origins from "just for daily talking", and it turn to be a literary criticism from just recording the daily life and poems-making chores of the poets. Its counterpart of Jiang Xi Shi Pai, which was represented by the famous poet Huang Ting Jian, mainly influenced the literary criticism of Shi Hua in Song Dynasty. As we could see, the Shi Hua of Song Dynasty stays a close relation with Jiang Xi Shi Pai. Whether the author of Shi Hua is the supporter or objector of Jiang Xi Shi Pai, the content of his Shi Hua has more or less related with Jiang Xi Shi Pai. Although there are big differences between the two, however, we can find a lot of identification in Shi Hua, which all showed great appreciation of Du Fu. In the Shi Hua of Song Dynasty, one can found a lot of criticism of Du Fu's poems, as well as people's judgment on Du Fu. Both the creation and theory in Song Dynasty were developed and re-create on the foundation of Du Fu's work, as we will see in this article.