On "Cheng Wen"in Cheng Qi from Wen Xin Diao Long

expounds the morale and talent of the talented people in all fields. This is the viewpoint shared by all the scholars who notes Wen Xin Diao Long. But such an explanation can neither suit its position of criticism nor establish its status of criticism. In fact, Cheng Qi is to get rid of the conventional prejudice against literati, to clarify the function of literary talent that affects every member s talent in the society, in other words, to have an overall evaluation of the significance of articles. Only by such an extension of the understanding of the meaning, can the nature of criticism of be distinguished. Arranged at the end of the whole book, harks back to the first sentence of the first chapter Yuan Dao: the function of articles is great. Hence it becomes a complete circle and reveals its magnificent structure and excellent organization.