在中國傳統思想的影響下，白居易、元稹二人皆極為渴望能夠有一個繼承志業的兒子，因此，即使有了女兒，亦不能填補他們無子的遺憾。白居易、元稹二人都曾寫過許多關於描寫對兒女之愛的詩作，且兩人皆曾遭遇喪女、喪子之痛，亦皆曾寫過以慨嘆無子為內容的詩篇，並多次以鄧攸自喻。因此，本文根據二人所寫詩篇探討中國傳統文人的親子關係。

On the influence of Chinese traditional thinking, Bai Ju Yi and Yuan Zhen are both want have a son to continue their business. Therefore, even they already have daughters; it is also a pity thing for them that they do not have a son. Bai Ju Yi and Yuan Zhen are both ever writing many poems that about their love for their children. Beside that, they are both ever experienced the pain that losing their daughter and son and writing many poems that about they have no son. And then, they regard their experiences are as Deng You, so they mentioned Deng You in their poems many times. Therefore, the aritle will research the parent-child relationship of traditional literati in China.