Teacher Li's Historical Backgrounds
Li Shishi was a famous poetess in the Tang Dynasty of China. Her writing career began in the middle of the 7th century, and her main activity was Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty (now Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). It was said that Li Shishi was born in a literary family near Chang 'an. Her grandfather and father were both literary scholars at that time. When she was young, she was already very talented in literature and began to publish poems in Chang 'an. Li Shishi's poems were mainly lyrical, describing scenes and characters. Her works were fresh and natural, full of romanticism, and were well received by readers at that time. Her representative works include "Farewell to the Ancient Grass" and "Autumn Night will be out of the fence door to welcome the cool feeling" and so on. Li Shishi's life story was not very clear, and there was no clear record of her true cause of death. However, her poetry and talent deeply influenced the literary creation of later generations and became one of the representative works of Tang Dynasty literature.
