Abstract:

The majority of ci (a Chinese poetic genre) poets led by Su Shi in the Yuanyou period were scholars, or possessed certain scholar s characters. They had a common feature of "taking poetry as ci and meanwhile had various styles. They described national affairs and current events, which was closely linked with the critical spirit, comprehensive spirit, creative spirit and realistic spirit of the Yuanyou learning. Their inclination for argumentation and humanistic interests benefited from the learning too. However, at the same time the Yuanyou learning brought some abuses to those poets who had excessive arguments and liked using allusions.

Key words: academic spirit, feature of ci poets, argumentation, humanistic interest