| Lai Hu is one of the famous writer at the late part of the Tang Dynasty. However, there is a confusion in the history between Lai Hu and Lai Peng. So it is important to have a clear understand about Lai Hu's life and his composition before we investigate his prose.In the process of studying Lai Hu'prose, we can find that his thought is especially influenced by the claim of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan, who are the most important writers at the middle pare of Tang Dynasty. At the same time,Lai Hu have also absorpted the spirit of'Care the Reality'which was appealed by Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi, who also lived in the Middle Tang.Thess learning from ancestors made Lai Hu's prose thoughtful and colorful.Be good at explaining his own unique view is the main characteristic about Lai Hu's prose, and this is particularly affected by Liu Zongyuan's fable composition. Generally speaking, Lai Hu have gained great success not only in the form of his prose but also in the content of the prose composition.Lai Hu is undoubtedly an indispensable prose writer at Late Tang. |