The Quanqing Ci:Yongqian Volume includes numerous dramatic poems during Emperor Yongzheng and Qianlong's reign in Qing Dynasty,which serve as an effective means of criticism by literati towards theatrical works.They not only reflect the theatrical ecology of that time,such as prohibition and destruction of theaters,as well as the preva-lence of literary persecution,but also embody the aesthetic trend of"using drama to pre-serve history"and"emphasizing emotions within rituals"among literary figures in the thea-ter circle.Different from the Shunkang period(Emperor Shunzhi and Kangxi),the dramatic poems of this period have distinct characteristics:On the one hand,their main themes are all related to moral education;On the other hand,they have demonstrated the poets'high skills to textual research in their compositions.