In the late Ming Dynasty,Dong Qichang,a Master of literature and culture,put forward the proposition of"Imitating Su Shi"in Fang Xiaoru's articles,which was approved by Zhu Yizun,compilers of Si Ku Quan Shu and other scholars.Fang was a great admirer of prose of the Song Dy-nasty.Under the influence of Su Shi,Fang Xiaoru's prose views are similar to his,that is,they all ad-vocate the theory of"Ci da"and"Nature",and both are consistent in their understanding of the rela-tionship between literature and Taoism.Comparing the prose of Fang Xiaoru and that of Su Shi,it can be inferred that Fang Xiaoru inherited from Su Shi's prose in three aspects:the similarity of ideologi-cal themes,the similarity of literary styles and the similarity of writing techniques.Through the study of Su Shi's prose,Fang Xiaoru not only reached the acceptance of prose of the Song Dynasty,but also took over the burden of Su Shi's"inheriting culture classics",and together with Master Song Lian and others,he opened the precedent of the Ming Dynasty's orthodox literature.