A Probe into the Reason for Heated Study on Li Shangyin in Qing Dynasty

The study on LI Shangyin and his poetry had been ignored in Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, ranging 800 years, however, emerged a peak of 200 years in Qing Dynasty This phenomenon was due to the ensuing reasons: The academic background of sorting out and summarization of traditional culture in Qing Dynasty was its objective condition. With the change in poetry concept in Qing Dynasty, scholars held a tolerant even complimentary attitude toward LI and his poetic creation focusing on affection The unique artistic attraction and individual value of LI poetry were gradually explored and recognized in all-round research, which, in turn, stimulated scholars' strong interest for further study It was concerned with the early Qing scholars' dissatisfaction with the poetry critics of Ming Dynasty , who over praised the heyday of Tang Dynasty but ignored its middle and late.