The literature of the Ming Dynasty is going back and forth again and again. The main representatives are the first seven poets, the last seven poets and Chen Zilong's three retro climaxes. The first seven scholars mainly advocated that "literature must be in Qin and Han dynasties, and poetry must flourish in Tang dynasty", which was put forward in view of the styles of Chaling School and Taige Poetry School in the early Ming Dynasty. The latter seven schools of thought are in the same strain as the former seven schools. In view of the trend of "integrating reason into poetry", Chen Zilong initiated the Yun Jian School of Ci, which started the decline of literature in the Ming Dynasty, and also "guided the husband first" to revitalize Qing Ci.
There are a great number of poems and essays in the Ming Dynasty, not only many writers, but also many schools. During the period from Yongle to Orthodox, the "Taige Style" poetry school headed by Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Yang Pu, great cabinet scholars, appeared in the literary world. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the "first seven sons" led by Li Mengyang and He Jingming rose first, followed by the "last seven sons" led by Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen in Jiajing and Wanli. Under the call of restoring ancient ways, they advocated that "literature must be in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must flourish in the Tang Dynasty". At present, when the post-Seven School's retro movement rose, the "Tang and Song School" and "Public Security School" appeared in the literary world one after another.