Fan Zhongyan's most famous poems are:
Fisherman on the River, Climbing to the Sea Tower, Traveling to Lushan Mountain, Traveling to the Lake in Spring, Singing on the River, Answering Mei Shengyu's Lingwu Fu, Huaiqing Shuotang, Crossing the White Pagoda Temple in Hangzhou and Crossing the Taiqing Palace.
Fan Zhongyan has profound attainments in prose, poetry and ci, and has made great achievements, which has a great influence on later generations.
In terms of prose, Fan Zhongyan opposed the soft style of writing in the early Song Dynasty, and advocated the literary thought of restoring ancient ways through the classics, saving literature and quality, and enriching its weathering. The theme of his prose is mainly to state current politics, and the article is logical and convincing.
For example, The Story of Yueyang Tower is a masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature, which combines narration, scenery description, lyricism and discussion, with simple words and harmonious syllables.
In terms of poetry, Fan Zhongyan was influenced by Mencius, Cao Pi, Liu Xie, Bai Juyi and other famous artists. He destroyed the thoughts of the four famous artists, criticized the poetry circles in the early Song Dynasty for imitating unhealthy trends, and advocated that poetry should follow the reality of life, conform to facts and logic, and put empty talk behind him.
According to records, there are 35 poems written by Fan Zhongyan, which cover a wide range of topics, such as ambition, lyricism, people's livelihood, scenery and chanting things, and are the peak of poetry in the early Song Dynasty.
There are only five existing Fan Zhongyan's ci poems, but each capital is a well-known work. His creative concept led to the transfer of the creative atmosphere of ci poetry at that time and played a transitional role.