唐代诗人白居易不仅擅长作诗,还是一位资深的音乐评论家。他写下了不少诗篇,内容广泛涉及歌曲、器乐演奏等方面。白居易认为真正的音乐应该是平和、古雅之声。他的这一音乐思想广泛渗透在其诗文之中。白居易在音乐与政治的关系上有着自己的见解,但是总的来讲并未脱离传统音乐美学思想范畴。然而在某些场合白居易又表现出对娱乐型乐曲的喜好。这种矛盾体现出诗人自身的局限,亦可向其内心探寻原因。 Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was not only good at writing poetry, but also as a veteran music critic. He wrote a lot of poems, covering a wide range of songs, instrumental music and so on. Bai believes that the real music should be peaceful and quaint. His musical ideas are widely permeated in his poetry. Bai Juyi has its own opinions on the relationship between music and politics, but generally speaking, it has not deviated from the traditional category of musical aesthetics. However, in some occasions, Bai Juyi has shown a preference for entertaining music. This contradiction embodies the poet’s own limitations, but also to explore the reasons for their heart.