This theory has deeply influenced the literary criticizing and writing in Chinese history, moreover it reveals the special bewilderment of literature which is a category of art relying on words.

• 老庄的这一学说深深影响了中国历代文学批评及创作，同时也隐含着文学作为一门依托于语言文字的艺术门类的特殊的困惑。