There were many schools of thought in the Ming Dynasty. The Eight Great Schools of the Tang and Song Dynasties: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Bai Juyi, Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Luo Binwang, etc. This faction advocated returning to the Tang and Song Dynasties to restore the glory of ancient literature as the goal. 2. Ancient prose movement: representative figures include Song Yu, Qu Yuan, Sima Qian, etc. This faction advocated the pursuit of language norms, refinement and nature as the goal. 3. Archaic School: Representative figures include Xu Wei, Wen Zhengming, Qiu Ying, etc. This faction advocated imitating the style and characteristics of ancient literature and pursuing the elegance and exquisiteness of the artistic form. 4. The School of Fictional Critiques: Representative figures include Li Shizhong, Huang Zhongzhao, etc. This school mainly studied novels and commented on and analyzed the narrative techniques, characters, plot structure, and other aspects of the novel. 5. Ci and Qu School: Representative figures include Xin Qiji, Lu You, etc. This faction mainly studied the music, rhythm, and expression of the lyrics. The above are some of the main factions and representative figures in the Ming Dynasty. Their literary ideas and creative styles have their own characteristics, which provided important reference and enlightenment for later literary creation.