Tang poetry traditional chinese ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Tng sh refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China39;s Tang dynasty, June 18, 618 June 4, 907, including the 690705 reign of Wu Zetian andor follows a certain style, often considered as the Golden Age of Chinese poetry. According to the Quantangshi anthology created under the Kangxi emperor of the Qing Dynasty, there were almost 50,000 Tang poems written by over 2,200 authors.
During the Tang Dynasty, poetry continued to be an important part of social life at all levels of society. Scholars were required to master poetry for the civil service examinations, but the art was theoretically available to everyone. This led to a large record of poetry and poets, a partial record of which survives today Two of the most famous poets of the period were Du Fu and Li Bai.