Macroarrangement of the Town of Chang'an and Poetry in the Early Flourishing Tang Dynasty

The town of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, representative of the aesthetical ideal in the early flourishing days and typical of the all-inclusive and exploring innovative perception of architectural civilization in Chang'an, exerted a significant influence on poetry in those days. Those scenic spots praised by the poets in the early Tang Dynasty reflected profound-based social beauty and extensively-embodied cultural images. The cultural geographical background and stereoscopic arrangement gradually moving down from the palace town to the imperial town then to the outer town gave a magnifiscent style and a profound horizon to the poetry in the early flourishing Tang Dynasty. The hierachical and revolving square level architectural mode of the town created a strong, stable, spacious and clean aesthetic atmosphere and its orderly and repetitive rhythm conveyed a strong sense of order, pride and loftiness. Therefore, the pride and enthusiasm on the part of great poets and the political will and aesthetical sense of the great unified dynasty all found full expression in this level and square arrangement.