Shen Quanqi and Song He in the Early Tang Dynasty

This poem is a comment on Shen Quanqi and Song He, poets in the early Tang Dynasty. Poetry in the early Tang Dynasty is basically a continuation of formalism literature in the Southern Dynasties. Palace poems are full of poetry and exquisite writing. Shen Quanqi and Song summarized the creative experience of regular poems since the Six Dynasties, and created the form of regular poems, which was famous for a while and was of great significance to the development of modern poems in the Tang Dynasty. Yuan Haowen affirmed their contribution and influence ("crossing the field of calligraphy"), but also criticized them for still not getting rid of Qi Liang's poetic style in poetry creation.

Yuan Haowen thought that Chen Ziang was the first poet to open up the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty. Chen Ziang returned to elegance, advocated the Han and Wei styles and followed the Jian 'an tradition. With his own poetry theory and creative practice, he finally cleared up the influence of Qi and Liang in the early Tang Dynasty and ushered in the climax of poetry creation in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which was famous for its style and atmosphere. His theory of "good luck" and "Feng Gu" became the theoretical weapon for later generations to oppose the soft poetic style of formalism. Therefore, Yuan Haowen fully affirmed Chen Ziang's historical achievements, compared his innovative writing style with Fan Li's pingwu career, and thought that he should also cast a statue of Chen Ziang to show his merits.