Ci Poets in the Late Qing Dynasty:Their Ci Theory and Their Theory of Criticism

The literary arena of the late Qing Dynasty was characterized by prosperous literary creation and vigorous boom of literary theories,thus a host of renowned ci poets such as Chen Ting-chao,Kuang Zhou-yi,Wang Guo-wei,etc.emerged and a series of famous works on ci theories like Bai Yu Zhai Ci Hua,Hui Feng Ci Hua and Ren Jian Ci Hua were written.The ci poets had advanced their distinct principles of ci creation respectively and had applied them in their respective practice of ci creation,thus having exerted a far-reaching influence.