A Research Of Banquet Activities And Banquet Poems In The Early Tang Dynasty

The banquet activities in the early Tang Dynasty are closely related to the banquet poetry.The banquet poetry mainly comes from the banquet activities.The frequent holding of the banquet activities also promoted the prosperity of the banquet poetry creation.Since the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty,diplomatic banquets,military banquets and other political banquets have often been held in the court;The court banquets in the Taizong period were further prosperous,and the monarchs and ministers often wrote poems at banquets,and many poems remained;The banquet activities in the post-Wu period of Gaozong were rich,and the banquet and poetry were mainly composed of scholars who wrote books;Banquets in the Zhongzong period were particularly prosperous.In just a few years,there were nearly40 banquets with poems.In the past 100 years,the banquets in the early Tang Dynasty showed certain characteristics of stages.On the whole,all the emperors of the early Tang Dynasty advocated banquets and organized many banquets.Due to the influence of the political environment,court banquets played a leading role.From the field of banquet activities,the court dominated the Gaozu period,and the palace of princes and nobles in the Taizong period also began to hold banquet activities.Since the Gaozong period,the number of banquet activities has increased,especially in the Zhongzong period.Fortunately,the banquet activities in the Princess Palace are particularly rich.It is particularly noteworthy that with the further standardization of the imperial examination,more and more scholars of the new Jin Dynasty also began to enter the ranks of banquet activities.These emerging forces have had a certain impact on the court banquet groups.The poet group in the early Tang Dynasty was mainly the emperor and the aristocratic class,so the banquet poetry at this time could not avoid the influence of the court poetry style.In addition to the political nature of the banquet itself,the poet should not only show his personal literary grace,but also praise the noble character of the emperor or the banquet organizer when writing poems.Therefore,the content of the banquet poems in the early Tang Dynasty is mainly to sing praises of merit and virtue,and the form is rich in Chinese language to show the prosperity of the unified empire.In addition,the banquet poetry activities often have the nature of competition,and the later winners will be punished for drinking.In order to compose poetry as soon as possible,the banquet poetry basically has a fixed formula.Narrating the reason for the banquet,describing the scenery of the banquet,expressing gratitude and giving up are the common writing methods of the banquet poetry.However,what cannot be ignored is the gift and banquet poems written by Wang Ji,Chen Ziang,Luo Binwang and others,which are fresh in language and sincere in feelings,and deserve in-depth study.Poems written at the court banquet and drinking place have an important role in the study of the political environment,literary atmosphere and court etiquette at that time.Poems written at the banquet between officials and friends have an important significance in the study of the social atmosphere of the early Tang officialdom and the spiritual style of the new Jin literati.