我国历史上有许多歌颂煤炭的诗。唐朝诗人孟郊《答友人赠炭》诗云：“青山白屋有仁人，赠炭价重双乌银。驱却座上千重寒，烧出炉中一片春。吹霞弄日光不定，暖得曲身成直身。”唐代也有不少形容煤炭价格过低的诗。如白居易《卖炭翁》诗：“可怜身上衣正单，心忧炭贱愿天寒。… There are many poems in our history that celebrate the coal. Tang Dynasty poet Meng Jiao, “A friend donated charcoal” poem: “Aoyama White House have benevolence, donated double the price of silver silver. Driven seat thousands of cold, burning out of a furnace in the spring. Warm body song into a straight body. ”There are also many described in the Tang Dynasty coal prices are too low poetry. Such as Bai Juyi “selling carbon black” poem: "poor body shirt is a single, worried about charcoal is willing to be cold. ...