Chen Xianzhang is good at poetry, calligraphy and plum painting. He was a famous poet in the Ming Dynasty, and he kept 1977 poems of various genres. His poems are elegant, healthy and simple. He used them to educate his disciples and spread his academic thoughts. It can be seen from his poetry creation that Chen Xianzhang is a famous figure who is good at using "poetry teaching". His thoughts are all hidden in poetry, and those abstract truths are all expressed in poetry, thus taking poetry as teaching. His poems and prose works were compiled into The Complete Works of White Sands by his students and published from generation to generation. Chen Xianzhang's calligraphy is unique. He is used to writing with a homemade "Maolong" pen. Maolongbi is made of tough thatch growing in Guifeng Mountain, Xinhui. Its font is vigorous and powerful, and its style is unique.
Chen Xianzhang believes that "elegance and health should be the first priority in writing poetry", and vulgarity and cowardice should be avoided. While taking elegance and health as the first principle, it also advocates "simplicity", that is, no deliberate modification or carving, no confusion. "On February 28th, in Jiangmen market, we bought both hoes and poems. Hoes can be cultivated and poems can be read, and farmers are semi-Confucian. " This poem describes the scene of his daily life. This poem is widely circulated among Jiangmen people, and used to be used as a reading material for primary school students in class. Other examples are: painting orchids. I want to show students two poems. When I am ready, I will leave my friends and call for life. I will try to choose a pen on New Year's Day. Duan Xi's poem is a poem by Ruositang.