| 1 | Such as "Yun-quarter length of the orthographic Plum, " a poem: "cut straight to even the whole tree. | |
| 2 | The prosperity of the replying rhyming in Songci can be attributed to emperors' advocacy, men of letters' imitation, and the communicating habits and the aesthetic values of scholar-bureaucrats. | |
| 3 | Scholars read, imitated and emulated his works eagerly. Korean scholars absorbed Ouyang Xiu's literary theory from the form and content. | |
| 4 | One of the most prominent poets at that time is YUAN Zhen, whose regular verse in replying rhyme was quite influential then for its ingeniousness and variation. | |
| 5 | His writings were imported to Korea during the late Tang, being accepted in many ways and styles. At the same time, his literary theory was acknowledged in Korean literary world. |