Cui Dong

Cui Dong

Cui Dong (yizuodong) was born in Anping County of Boling (now Anping County, Hebei Province) around the first year of Dali (766) of Tang Dynasty. He was born in the big room of Cui family of Boling. He was the great grandson of Cui Xinggong, a doctor and Secretary of the Ministry of officials of Tang Dynasty. He was one of the famous poets of Tang Dynasty and one of the "ten talents of Dali". He became a Jinshi. In Dali, he once held the posts of gleaning, buque, Jixian bachelor, etc.

Life of the characters

Cui Dong's family was poor when he was young. His father died early, and he was in troubled times. He studied late and intermittently. He only became a scholar in his thirties. After he ascended the throne, he was waiting for an official post in Chang'an, Kyoto. He wrote a poem to record: "reading is often bitter, waiting for the imperial edict is not to say goodbye to poverty. At dusk, the snow still drives the horse, and the meal is a gift. Sorrow comes to dream of good fortune, old to cherish good days. It's spring at home in the Pingjin Pavilion The Ministry of official arranged for him to become a magistrate in a northern county. At the age of 40, he was transferred to Jixian academy and was awarded the Bachelor of Shiyi Jixian. So he wrote a poem: "nine move from the thin, forty lucky people heard." Seeing that he had some abilities, the imperial court sent him to Runzhou as an assassin. However, the deteriorating political and social situation made him feel bottomless, so he didn't even bring his family when he took office. After he took office, he was not in a high mood and had no ambition. He often communicated with some monks and Taoists, which was obviously more disadvantageous to his ambition of diligent administration. In his poems to many friends at that time, every one of them was revealed. For example: "Ai'er is unrestrained, but Yunshan is unrestrained. A body with far Xiu, solitary Ren light wave. There are few customs in the world, but there are many fishermen. The place where Luhua berths the boat, where are the people of jiangyuenai? " When he was in office, Cui Tong was often homesick. There are different opinions on whether to transfer back to the capital later in history books. Some said that he finally became governor of the state and died in office; some said that he was transferred back to the capital. Judging from Cui Dong's poems, the latter is right. As evidenced by a poem, he wrote many letters to his friends in the capital: "he is used to being a guest in the cloud forest, because he has become a lazy man. The officials are clumsy in politics, and the wife laughs at being poor. " And self-sufficiency said: "ten years with the horse, several times by the grace.". The white hair is returned to the village well, and the micro official has descendants. " At that time, Cui Dong, like many bureaucrats, guarded his own small home and lived a life of indifference, full of food and respect. in the Dali calendar, he once held the post of picking up the relics and mending the que. Jixian bachelor. In the Dali Period of Tang Dynasty, Li Duan, Lu Lun, Ji Zhongfu, Han Hong, Qian Qi, Si kongshu, Miao FA, Geng Gai and Xia Houshen were collectively called "ten talents of Dali".

works

There is only one volume of Cui Dong's poems left. Gao Zhongwu of Tang Dynasty selected nine Cui's poems in Zhongxing Jianqi Ji and commented: "Cui's poems are colorful and elegant." his representative works are "letters sent to Wei Shijun of Suzhou and presented to Li Mingfu of Wu county". This poem is a masterpiece of Cui's poems, which is characterized by its high image, the meaning of donation and the feeling of resentment. Cui Dong's poems show the characteristics of "Dali style", which is very beautiful in form and artistic conception. He wrote about the Yangtze River: "in August, the Yangtze River goes to a flat wave, with a sail and a light wind. In the south of Nanshan is Yueyang City. " But they did not care about the society, politics and people's livelihood at that time, and did not involve major themes. Therefore, most of his works are pale and lifeless. His works include Cui Dong's poems.

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