Gexing (Song-Ballad Style): Sweeping Epics and Cascading Rhymes

💡 Core Idea: *Gexing* is the cinematic epic of Tang poetry — expansive, rhythmically shifting, and intensely dramatic.

Characterized by shifting rhymes, predominantly seven-character lines intercut with irregular lengths, and sweeping narrative drive, this format produced immortal classics like Bai Juyi's *Song of Everlasting Regret* and *Song of the Pipa*.