The long-history Chinese classical literature came to extraordinarily grand prosperity in Tang Dynasty (8-907), with outstanding achievements in poetry. People from different social strata were all keen on writing poems. Traditional Chinese painting also entered its golden age, with portrait painting popular during the period. Overall, presenting picturesque scene in poetry and poetic ambience in paintings is a creative fruit of Tang poets and painters in their efforts to blend the two artistic forms. The blending leads to many excellent traditions in Chinese poetry and painting arts, reflects the unique aesthetic ideal and cultural spirits of Chinese people as well.
About the Author He was bom in Fuzhou in 1917.He entered the English Department of the Fukien Christian University in 1936 and later transferred to the English Department of the University of Shanghai.