Research on Gong Dingzi's Contribution to Ci-poetry Circle of Early Qing Dynasty

Gong Dingzi was the early representative of ei-poetry in Early Qing Dynasty.His early writing followed Huajian ci,creating a substantial number of ci-poetry in gentle and refined mode,so he could keep consistent with Yunjian School,whose proposition was regarded as mainstream at that time.However,he could break the limitation of Yunjian School by creating many long lyrics.He didn't confine to Huajian ci by proposing "Jiaxuan Style".Many believed that Gong Dingzi 's "Jiaxuan Style" was influenced by Chen Weisong,the leader of Yangxian School.In fact,Gong Dingzi was much earlier than Chen Weisong in creating long lyrics with "Jiaxuan Style".Furthermore,he established the foundation for Chen Weisong's leading status in ci-poetry by his supporting.Gong Dingzi served as a link between past and future in ci-poetry circle of Early Qing Dynasty,and contributed a lot to the Resurgence of Qing Ci-poetry.