Liu Xie spent four or five years writing Wen Xin Diao Long,checking Wen Xuan against Wen Xin Diao Long it was likely that Zhao Ming Crown prince compiled Wen Xuan all by himself.

• 刘勰花四、五年的“业余”时间撰成《文心雕龙》,以彼例此,昭明太子完全能够凭一己之力编纂好《文选》。