On Qian Chengzhi's Influence on Tong Cheng School

As the pioneer of Tong Cheng School,Qian Chengzhi' writing theory had great influence on the School.However,only a small number of his works are found nowadays and his theory has never been widely accepted because the contents of his articles were often related to taboos in the time he lived.Qian Chengzhi advocated that articles should reflect the reality and the language should be elegant.Qian's theory greatly influenced writers of the same school such as Fangbao Yaonai and Liu Dakui and it also paved the way for the formation of writing theory of Tong Cheng School.