Prose of Bashu in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties (II) ——On Chen Ziang's prose

Chen Ziang is one of the most outstanding prose writers in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. His argumentative writing reveals reality and expresses his political point of view. It shows his great enthusiasm for politics and his worries about the nation and its people. His prose is well conceived and clearly written. It quotes copiously from many sources and gives irrefutable proofs. His narrative writing is also very special with various styles. It carries forward and develops the good tradition, which shows his initiative spirit and opens a path for the movement of the ancient style prose in the Tang Dynasty. [