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Frontiers of Literary Studies in China

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Front Liter Stud Chin    2010, Vol. 4 Issue (4) : 553-577    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11702-010-0111-9
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The Development of Poetry Helped by Ancient Postal Service in the Tang Dynasty
WU Shuling()
College of Literature, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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The spread of poetry by way of ancient postal service in Tang dynasty is an important subject in studying the development of Tang poetry. The ancient postal system in Tang dynasty included both water route and land route which covered every corner of the country, formed a highly developed and strict system. Besides transmitting government decrees and transporting officials and goods, the ancient postal service also helped the development of Tang poetry. Many historical documents proved that ancient postal service in Tang dynasty ensured an immediate transportation between poets and contributed to the wide-spread of the poetry, and it also served as a bridge between the poets who were in great distance and then helped to form different poetry schools and fashion.

Keywords ancient postal service in the Tang dynasty      Tang poetry      development     
Corresponding Author(s): WU Shuling,Email:huilanshuwu@163.com   
Issue Date: 05 December 2010
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WU Shuling. The Development of Poetry Helped by Ancient Postal Service in the Tang Dynasty[J]. Front Liter Stud Chin, 2010, 4(4): 553-577.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/flsc/EN/Y2010/V4/I4/553
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