These anthologies, which accordingly show the compiling methods of inheriting, changing and summing-up, reflect the development and evolvement of Tongcheng School in different periods of time.

• 作为分别带有承传性质、变革性质和总结性质的古文总集，这些选本具有强烈的文统意识，反映了桐城派在不同历史时期的发展与衍变。