From the late Qianlong period to the early Jiaqing period,two large groups of retro poets were formed centered around Jingjiang and Wuzhong.Both groups were convinced by Shen Deqian's theory of restoring ancient poetry and opposed the malpractice of Yuan Mei's theory of spirituality.The poets in the two groups had close communication and corresponded with each other,becoming an important force in the retro poetry circle of the Qianjia period.They also emphasized each other with Shen Deq-ian's later disciples and representative poets of the style school,such as Wang Chang and Wang Mingsheng,which effectively pro-moted the prosperity of the style of restoring ancient poetry during the Qianjia period.The prosperity of the style of retro poetry in Qianjia reflects the enormous influence of Shen Deqian's poetics,as well as the complexity and diversity of the Qianjia poetry world.
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