The Blend of History and Reality in the Frontier Writings of Tang Dynasty's Postal Road Poems
Many postal road poems in the Tang Dynasty from the frontier regions incorporate historical elements,blending history with reality. Unlike historical poems from the interior,these poems are influenced by the vastness of the land,unique mountains and waters,ethnic integration,and wars and raids that have marked the frontier's history. As a result,frontier postal road poems with historical themes present unique characteristics when integrated with reality:firstly,they express the pursuit of achievements in life within poems about frontier historical events. Secondly,they reflect on the national frontier strategies to ethnic exchanges within historical events. Thirdly,they express feelings of resentment and sadness in real life when encountering disappointed individuals or events in the frontier. Lastly,they subtly convey the loneliness and desolation in the frontier life through historical relics.
postal road poems in the Tang Dynastyhistorical themesintegration with reality