At that time, both Yang and Lu were famous. There are few works handed down by Mao; Although Yang and Fan are not as good as Lu You, they have their own characteristics. Yang Wanli rebelled against the rigidity of Jiangxi poetry school and created a lively and natural sincere style.
The number of works handed down from generation to generation by Yang Wanli and Lu You is amazing. The four great poets in ZTE represent the second most prosperous period of poetry in Song Dynasty. Yang Wanli has Zhai Chengji, Fan Chengda has Fan Shihu Ji, and Lu You has Lu Fangweng Ji handed down from generation to generation.
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Yang Wanli was extremely diligent in writing all his life. According to legend, there are more than 20,000 poems, more than 4,200 existing poems and 133 volumes of complete works of poetry, which are known in the world. Fan Chengda's works had a great influence at that time, especially in the early Qing Dynasty, and there was a saying that "the south of the home is the sword, and the stone lake is the home". His poems are light in style, but easy to learn. The masterpiece of his later years, Miscellanies of Four Seasons (60 poems), is his masterpiece.
Many of Lu You's poems express his pride in resisting gold and killing the enemy and his hatred for the enemy and traitors. Their style is bold and unrestrained, gloomy and tragic, full of strong patriotic passion, and they have made outstanding achievements in thought and art. They were known as "Little Li Bai" before their death, and they not only became the leaders of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also enjoyed a lofty position in the history of China literature.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Masters of Zhongxing in Southern Song Dynasty