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Kong Rong was undeniably a leading literary figure of his time, famed for his proses as well as poems. Along with six other poets of his time, their poems formed the backbone of what was to be known as the jian'an style (建安风骨; jian'an is the era name for the period between 196 and 220). Collectively they were known as the Seven Scholars of Jian'an (建安七子).

For his literary achievement Wang Can was ranked among the Seven Scholars of Jian'an (建安七子).

Chen Lin, one of the Seven Scholars of Jian'an.

Ruan Yu - Qin Shi #81 阮瑀 1 琴史 #81 2

Ruan Yu (d.212; father of #82 Ruan Ji), style name 元瑜 Yuanyu, was from Chenliu. When young he studied qin from #77 Cai Yong. (Had high office under Cao Cao, was a well-known poet, one of Seven Scholars of Jian An. See Indiana Companion.)

The original Qin Shi essay begins as follows.

I believe Kung Jung was a scholar in addition to Ch'en Lin, Wang Ts'an, Hsu Kan, Juan Yu, Ying Yang and Liu Chen.

The designation "Seven Masters" originated because Ts'ao P'i, Emperor Wen of the Wei, linked these seven men together in his "Essay on Literature" (part of his Classical Essays), and at the same time praised their literary work. Because their activities fell primarily in the Chien-an years, they later were referred to as "The Seven Masters of the Chien-an Era." Because they also all lived in Yeh (north of modern An-yang District in Henan Province), they are also called the "Seven Masters of Yeh"

In all aspects of Chien-an Era literature - poetry, prose, prose- poetry, and fiction - there were rather significant developments. In the flourishing scene which played on the literary stage, the accomplishments in poetry were the highest, the maturity of pentasyllabic poetry especially noteworthy. At that time many important writers appeared, the Seven Masters of the Chien-an being only the most typical figures. The Seven Masters attached themselves to Ts'ao Ts'ao and his sons, Ts'ao P'i and Ts'ao Chih, becoming their aides, often producing poems or prose-poems during the banquets held by the Ts'aos. Most of their literary works squarely depicted the realistic conditions of the chaos in the nation and the aimless wandering of its people. They were also able to express their own aspirations and limn their own urgent hopes to unify the country. Because of this, their literary works were characterized by an equal profusion of emotions and literary skill, altruism and sorrow.

The literary activities of the Seven Masters made great contributions to the splendor on the literary stage during the Chien-an Era, to the formation of the Chien-an "wind and bone" (i.e., the style and character of a literary piece), and to the establishment of the pentasyllabic poetic form. They hold an important place in the history of Chinese literature.