The Transition of Qian Qianyi’s Literature Conception and Belletristic Criticism and its Significance

Change at forty was a great turning point of Qian Qianyi in his literary conception and his career After forty, Qian had a change in his belletristic criticism that reflected the track of his time. With his understanding of the changes of the Ming Dynasty and the early Qing literature, Qian sharply criticized the bullies'of the literature field and tried to change the prevailing practice of learning chiefly from the ancient and writing from inner spirit'. Despite his extreme views, he helped to change the unhealthy old literary style of his time and contributed to the appearance of the fresh poetic style of the Qing Dynasty.