Liu Xie's evaluation of Nineteen Poems of Carving Dragons in the Literary Mind is as follows.

Born in heaven, it depends on human feelings. Nineteen Ancient Poems is a general term for nineteen poems created by literati in Han Dynasty and selected by Xiao Tong in Southern Dynasties. These nineteen poems are customarily titled with the first sentence. The order is: further travel, grass beside the Qingqing River, cypress on the Green Mausoleum, today's feast, high-rise buildings in the northwest, hibiscus picking in Shejiang River, bright moon with night lights, Ran Ran bamboo alone, exotic trees in the courtyard, farewell to the Altair, walk back to the car, walk forward, and the east is tall and long, and open to the east. Liu Xie was born in Juxian County, Dongguan County (now Dashenzhuang, Dongguan Town, Juxian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province). Minister Liang of Southern Dynasties, literary theorist and critic, son, captain.