THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIETNAMESE - CHINESE WRITERS DURING TANG DYNASTY

Abstract

According to some historical books, in the 11th century BC during the Zhou Dynasty, the friendly relationship between Vietnam and China had been established. Then, from the end of the 3rd century BC to the beginning of the 10th century, Vietnam was dominated by the colonial rule of the Northern feudal regime, so this particular relationship became increasingly strong. During the thousands of years of Chinese domination, Vietnamese culture - including literature and art was deeply influenced by Chinese culture. In order to know the scope of the cultural relationship between writers, basing on poetical works, this article illustrates the friendship nature between writers of two countries by analyzing great Han poems (classical Chinese) which they gave each other.