Taoism and the Aesthetic Paradigm of Taoism-Significant Poetry in the Tang Dynasty

During the Sui and Tang dynasties,the increasingly flourishing Taoism greatly influenced people's ways of life,behavior,thinking and aesthetics.As aspects of Taoist doctrines evolved into guidelines to govern the poetry creation and ways of the Taoist practice also were introduced,some poets written in the Tang Dynasty always reflected thoughts of Taoism and consequently came into being an aesthetic paradigm,which featured identical aesthetic psychology,taste and experience,and which displayed beauty in a sense of melancholy,solemnity,pride and sentimentality.