THE DISTINCTIONS OF HAN YU AND OUYANG XIU——TAKING TWO ANCIENT PROSE MOVEMENTS IN TANG DYNASTY AND SONG DYNASTY AS THE CORE

Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu are the leaders of the two ancient prose movements in Tang dynasty and Song dynasty.Through the comprehensive comparison between Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu from the aspects of era background,article concept and writing methods,the ancient prose movement in Tang dynasty is a literary movement,and Han Yu plays a synthesizer role in it.At the same time,Ouyang Xiu occupies an indispensable position in the ancient movement in Song dynasty.