Zhang Ji (c. 766 - c. 830), courtesy name Wenchang, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and a native of Wujiang, Hezhou (present-day Wujiang Town, He County, Anhui Province). He was a Han Chinese, and his ancestors had moved to Hezhou, so he became a native of Wujiang, Hezhou (present-day Wujiang Town, He County, Anhui Province). He was known as "Zhang Shuibu" and "Zhang Siye". Zhang Ji was a great disciple of Han Yu, whose music poems were on a par with those of Wang Jian, and were called "Zhang and Wang's Music". His masterpieces include "Autumn Thoughts", "The Song of the Seductive Woman", and "The Song of the Wild Elderly".

When Zhang Ji wrote "Autumn Thoughts", he was a guest in his hometown. With the help of the details of his thoughts and actions when he sent a letter to his family, which is a richly embracing piece of his daily life, he expressed his deep nostalgia for his relatives in his hometown with great sincerity and subtlety.

There are three periods in Zhang Ji's poetry: the early period before he was 40 years old, the middle period between 40 and 50 years old, when most of his outstanding works were written, and the late period after 50 years old. At this time, his life was gradually stabilized, and he wrote more proximate poems, besides still writing music and songs. He was an active supporter and promoter of the new music movement in the Middle Tang Dynasty.

Many of his poems reflected the social reality of the time and showed his sympathy for the people. His poems are characterized by a condensed and natural language. His poems are characterized by concise and natural language, and he was known as "Zhang Wang" (张王), along with Wang Jian (王建). The poems reflect a wide range of social contradictions and sympathize with the people's suffering, such as "Songs Under the Plug" and "Complaints of the Drafting Woman", and another category of poems depicting rural customs and life, such as "Songs for Picking Lotus" and "Songs for the South of the Yangtze River".

In the 14th year of Zhenyuan's reign, Zhang Ji traveled to the north and was introduced by Meng Jiao, who met Han Yu in Bianzhou. He was introduced by Meng Jiao, and met Han Yu in Bianzhou. Han Yu was the examiner of Bianzhou, and recommended Zhang Ji, who passed the examination in Chang'an in the 15th year of the reign of Zhenyuan. In the first year of Yuanhe (806), he was transferred to the Taishang Temple, where he met Bai Juyi and had a positive influence on their respective compositions.

Ten years after Zhang Ji was appointed to the post, he almost lost his eyesight due to eye disease, and was called "Poor Blind Zhang Taizhu" by the Ming people. Yuan and eleven years, transferred to the State Prison Assistant Professor, eyesight first healed. 15 years later, moved to Secretary Lang. In the first year of Changqing (821), he was recommended by Han Yu to be a doctor of state, and then moved to be a member of the Ministry of Water, and then moved to be a member of the Ministry of Commerce. In the second year of Dahuo (828), he was moved to the post of the Minister of State.

"Wuzhong sages genealogy" Su Wen compiled and painted the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Michael Zhang collected more than 400 poems of Zhang Ji, Qian Gongfu named "Muduo set" 12 volumes. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Tang Zhong took his family's collection of Yuanfeng 8-year written texts as the main focus, and also proofread them in various books, and compiled them into the 8-volume Zhang Shiyi Collection, with 1-volume appendix, which was published and engraved in Pingjiang by Wei Jun.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Ji