The empirical research on the physical objects in classical Chinese poetry provides a unique and significant insight into ancient Chinese literature, which is quite different from the mainstream perspectives that scholars have employed in the traditional exegetical studies. Many objects were mentioned in classical poems, and each carries its primordial connotation as well as literary and cultural implications in specific poems. Meanwhile, they serve as carriers of the imagery in classical Chinese poetry and its literary environment. This study, focusing on the gold and silver ornaments that women wore at the time, aims to develop the research on the attributes of the objects from the following perspectives:
First, the classification of various gold and silver ornaments. Many gold and silver ornaments were mentioned in the classical poems of the Tang and Five Dynasties, for example, tiaras, hair accessories, earrings, hand jewelries, clothing ornaments, etc. These are mainly sorted according to women's apparel. The classifications presented in the poems are sometimes similar to their classifications in actual life, but may sometimes differ. A comprehensive classification according to the main characters in the poems, especially the ''female'' as the center of the description, helps objectivise the artistic expression of poems. 
Second, the acoustic and colorful representations of the ornaments. ''Acoustic representation'' refers to the real sound while a ''colorful representation'' mirrors the real color. The techniques of representation of sound and colors may contribute to the artistic level of a poem. The description of the colors of the gold and silver ornaments in the poems of these dynasties is highly exquisite, highlighting the dynamicity of colors. Likewise, the depiction, representation and suggestion of the sound also contribute to the effect. The integration of color and sound brings us into a world of supreme beauty.
Third, the imagery combination and expression of the ornaments. The gold and silver ornaments are the images of the poets' re-creation, a result of the poets' subjective or emotional involvement. In creating images, the poets connect goldand silver ware with animals, with ornaments, and with artifacts. And the main approaches of expressions are both deductive and inductive. The images embody a poets' aesthetic experience and tastes, and increase the expressive force of the poems. 
Finally, the poets' emotional involvement in the ornaments. An important characteristic of the poetry of the Tang and Five Dynasties is the embodiment of poets' emotions by means of image descriptions. The specific images like gold and silver ornaments are of typical significance in revealing the poets' emotions. The expression of emotions is mainly characterized by coupled patterns and shapes to reflect a protagonist's loneliness. With artistic skills, the poets molded physical objects into specific images to symbolize the character and his/her emotions.
The paper highlights the elegant temperament and graceful bearing of the Tang people by unfolding their worship of gold and silver ornaments as reflected in the poems of the Tang and Five Dynasties. We hope to stress the importance of basic literary research by a thorough artistic analysis on the basis of comprehensive studies. At the same time, this article has the dual significance of expanding the scope of research both in space and in time. The expansion in space promotes the integration of the researches in literature, archaeology, and social and cultural history. The expansion in time connects the present research in the gold and silver ornaments in the poems of the Tang and Five Dynasties with those before the Tang Dynasty and after the Song Dynasty.