On the Poetic Thoughts of CAI Xiang and the Relationship between His Poems and Three Main Poetic Styles in Early Song Dynasty

CAI Xiang,a famous politician,calligrapher and agronomist in Northern Song Dynasty,was also a kind-hearted poet who always concerned about people's living condition.From CAI Xiang's view about literature is based on truth and the relationship between his poems and three main poetic styles in early Song Dynasty,we can see that CAI Xiang's poetic theory is mainly affected by Han Yu.His poetry learned widely from others' strong points,and consulted from the three main poetic styles in the early Song Dynasty.