Who is "Xiao Du"?

"Xiao Du" is Du Mu. The Book of the New Tang Dynasty (Volume 166) says: "Pasturing in poetry is heroic, and people call it' Xiao Du' to say goodbye to Du Fuyun." Du Mu (83-853) was born in Mu Zhi, Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province), and has the Collected Works of Fan Chuan. His poems can be handsome, cool and healthy, and sometimes bring elegance and beauty. Also known as "Little Li Du" with Li Shangyin.

Xiao Du's epic poems are famous, such as: "There is no lonely bird in the sky, and all ages have sunk into it. Look at the career of the Han family, there is no autumn wind in the five tombs. " ("the leyou tombs") "The smoke cage is cold and the moon is full of sand, and the night is near Qinhuai restaurant. Business women don't know how to hate the country, and they still sing backyard flowers across the river. " ("Bo Qinhuai") The previous song laments the rise and fall of dynasties, the years suddenly change, and the latter song regrets the vagaries of the rulers and the world's forgetfulness in times of peace. Through these, we can see the sadness in Xiao Du's heart. In addition, there are many epic poems by Xiao Du that are also excellent, such as "Riding a princess in the world of mortals and laughing, no one knows it is litchi" ("Crossing Huaqing Palace"), which satirizes the absurdity of the emperor; "The east wind doesn't go with Zhou Lang, and the copper finches lock Er Qiao in the spring" ("Red Cliff"), feeling that historical changes are difficult to grasp, and so on, all show that Xiao Du pays attention to reality through history.

Xiao Du's seven verses in lyrical scenery writing are clear and beautiful in words, vivid in pictures and melodious in tone, which shows that he is brilliant and lively in thinking. One of the most famous works is "A Unique Skill of i climb to the leyou tombs before leaving for wuxing": "Being tasteful in the Qing Dynasty is incompetent, but loving the lonely clouds and loving the monks at leisure. Want to send a crowd to the river and sea, Leyouyuan Scenic Resort looks up at Zhaoling. " "Jiangnan Spring": "Thousands of miles of yingti are green and red, and the water village is full of wine flags. Four hundred and eighty temples in the southern dynasties, how many towers are misty and rainy. " "Mountain Walk": "There are people in the depths of the white clouds because of the steep stone path in the cold mountain. Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves are red in February. " As can be seen from the above poems, Xiao Du's poetic style is neither as simple as Yuan Bai's, nor as sculpted as Li He's. On the contrary, it is more fluent and light-hearted in Han Yu's four-line poems, which has been absorbed by many people.

We should pay attention to the distinction that Guan Xiu, a monk in the late Tang Dynasty, said in Du Houxing that "Dadu and Xiaodu are Yin Lin", Dadu refers to Du Yan, and Xiaodu refers to Du Shenquan.