Who are the first seven scholars, the last seven scholars and the Tang and Song schools in the late Ming Dynasty?

The Seven Sons in the Early Ming Dynasty was a literary school during Hongzhi and Zheng De years (1488- 152 1). Members include, He Jingming, Bian Gong, Kang Hai, Wang, and. It was first seen in Biography of Li Mengyang in Ming Dynasty. They strongly opposed the popular Taige poems and the stereotyped habit of "delaying redundancy and overlapping". His literary proposition was summarized by later generations as vigorously advocating "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty", aiming at pointing out a new way for poetry creation and saving the flagging poetic style.

The last seven poets in Ming Dynasty were the literary schools of Jiajing and Qin Long in Ming Dynasty (1522- 1572). Members are, Wang Shizhen, Zong Chen, Liang Youyu, Xu Zhonghang, Wu, Yu Ride and Zhang Jiayin (Yu Ride and Zhang Jiayin joined later because they broke away from the organization). Represented by Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen. This name first appeared in the Biography of Wen Yuan Li Panlong in the Ming Dynasty. The latter seven sons inherited the literary thoughts of the former seven sons, and also emphasized that "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty". Taking the Han, Wei and Tang Dynasties as a model, it is more absolute than the first seven scholars to say that "literature begins in Xijing, poetry falls from Tianbao, and there is no sufficient view" and "there are no words after Han Dynasty and no words before Han Dynasty". They imitate retro, admire style, talk about statutes, flaunt each other, set up a wide range of doors, and have a greater momentum, thus pushing the retro tendency of Ming literature to a climax.

The School of Tang and Song Dynasties in Ming Dynasty was a school of prose in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, and its representatives were Wang, Wang, Mao Kun and Gui Youguang. Their basic point of view is to oppose the tradition of replacing "Tao" with literary talent and advocate the integration of literature and Taoism. This school opposes the archaizing of the former and the latter seven scholars because the archaizing thought that "literature must be in Qin and Han Dynasties and poetry must flourish in Tang Dynasty" made the literary works at that time gradually archaize and plagiarize. Due to the lack of sufficient innovation in theory and short duration, the creative achievements of Tang and Song schools are not high. The prose of the Tang and Song Dynasties has inherited the tradition of Sima Qian and the ancient prose of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and is complacent, seeking for the spirit of literature, simple and natural, and refreshing. The humanitarianism, concern for personnel and praise for true nature in the works were inherited by the police and Jingling School, which initiated the prose in Qing Dynasty and created modern prose.