Abstract: The theoretical system of Changzhou Ci-Poetry School active in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, though constructed early, reached the mainstream ci-poetry circle as the result of changes in the learning and social mores of intellectuals in the late Qing Dynasty. The want for change was generally felt in the ci-poetry circle in early Daoguang Reign (1821-1850). This want for change corresponded to the political demands of the poet-officials who had newly entered the officialdom, which enabled the spreading of the Confucian idea of ci-poetry in the early Changzhou Ci-Poetry theory. This theoretical idea invested new implications into the ancient belief of "residing in a private chamber with the state in the heart." After the theory of Changzhou Ci-Poetry School came to be known in the capital of Beijing, it was then revised by the Guangxi-born poets such as Long Qirui and Wang Zheng. The theory then integrated the prosody theory of Wuzhong Ci-Poetry school, the clear elegance of Zhexi Ci-Poetry School and the expository structure of Tongcheng Classical-style Prose, before it spread to the whole nation after the promotional activities of Linggui Ci-poets.

Key words: Changzhou Ci-Poetry School, the capital of Beijing, social mores of the intellectuals, Wang Pengyun