The seven leading writers during the Jian'an period (196-220 CE) of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, specifically [[孔融|孔融|kong3 rong2]], [[陈琳|陳琳|chen2 lin2]], [[王粲|王粲|wang2 can4]], [[徐干|徐幹|xu2 gan4]], [[阮瑀|阮瑀|ruan3 yu3]], [[应玚|應瑒|ying4 yang2]], and [[刘桢|劉楨|liu2 zhen1]]; also known as the Seven Scholars of Ye.

Literature of the Jian'an period (196-220 CE) at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty; noted for its realism and robust, mournful style, it features writers like the Three Caos and the Seven Sons of Jian'an.

The literary and poetic style characteristic of the Jian'an era (196-220 AD) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, marked by a combination of vigorous health and directness with themes of social unrest and sorrow; primarily associated with the Cao family poets and the [[建安七子|建安七子|jian4 an1 qi1 zi3]]

the vigorous and unadorned literary style characteristic of the Jian'an era in the late Eastern Han dynasty