Abstract: The research on classicalism in Chinese modem literature is still in the early stage. Thus the expression of the concept is diverse.There is the situation that "classicalism" and "new classicalism" refer to the same concept or "new classicalism" and "red classicalism" refer to the same concept.This paper makes clear the concept of classicalism and discusses its different meanings in different context. And a summery is made that the works of authors who belong to Hsuehheng School, Crescent Association and Jing School such as Liang Shiqiu and Zhou Zuoren could be defined as "classicalism" and that the left wing literature, Yan'an literature and seventeen-year literature, which are close to the European classical literature of the 17th century, could be defined as "red classicalism".