Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan were both advocates of the ancient prose movement, but they had similarities and differences in politics and academic aspects. They all came from small and medium-sized landowners, and they all opposed the vassal towns and eunuchs at that time. However, Liu Zongyuan devoted himself to the political activities of Wang Shuwen Group and advocated reform; Han Yu was opposed to this. Their thoughts are dominated by Confucianism. However, Han is inclined to idealism but firmly opposes Buddhism; Liu has simple materialism but also believes in Buddhism. Their literary theories all advocated the integration of literature and Taoism, paying equal attention to literary quality, and learning from the works of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties to be original. They were all good at argumentative essays and biographies. However, Han Yu is particularly good at epigraphs, prefaces and postscripts, mourning memorials, etc.; Liu Zongyuan's fables, travel notes, rhymes, etc. are not as good as Han's. In terms of artistic style, Han Xiong is bold and Liu is powerful. Han Yu recruited young scholars to teach ancient prose, and many talented people emerged from his disciples. When Liu Zongyuan was demoted to the south, there were also students who studied, but there were no outstanding and well-known people. Therefore, Han's influence was greater than Liu's.