The Study On The Poems And Essays Of He Mengchun

Focusing on He Mengchun, an important poet of Chaling School, this studyreveals the poet’s accomplishments in literature and makes objective assessment onhis contribution to literature, via analysis of his life events, poems and poetic theories,in hopes that the findings may be of some help to further study of this poet.Research on Mengchun, his poems and essays shows that he respects LiDongyang’s theories to such an extent that he lacks creativity in his own poems, thusdrawing the remarks that “not intellectually remarkable and just plain”. Without anydoubt,“plain” is not only a flaw in his poems but also one of the main reasons why hehas received so little attention. One causes of his being “plain” is his preference tosimple poem styles. However,“plain” is not among the characteristics of his use ofpoem language, which we should put more emphasis on. For example, having been tothe border areas many times, he includes a lot of description of the life and scenerythere into his poems, reflecting his concerns over the country’s stability and thepeople’s well-being. He takes pride in a clear conscience and is an honest publicofficial.