A Study of Friendship Between Yuan Mei and Zhao Yi

Yuan Mei has made friend with Zhao Yi for40years more.It began in the ninteenth year of Qian Long dynasty， and ended in the second year of Jia Qing dynasty when Yuan Mei was dead.Their intimate association lies in initiating the poetic theory of disposition together，Yuan Mei，the chief commander and Zhao Yi，the vice-commander.They are quiet different in thought and ideas.