Han Shan Style
During his secluded life in the Tiantai Mountains, Han Shan wrote a large number of poems on rocks, trees and walls. After his decease, the poems were collected and compiled, known as Three Hundred Poems by Han Shan.
Han Shan's poetry has distinctive features. He wrote interesting poems straight from the heart in popular or refined styles, not confining himself to poetic structures or rhythms. The fresh and elegant style of Han Shan's poems, the straightforward expressions of emotions and the spontaneous way of composing had a great influence on traditional literati. Many renowned literati, such as Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Su Dongpo (1037-1101), Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Zhu Xi (1130-1200) and Lu You (1125-1210), were all influenced by Han Shan's poems in one way or another. The style of his poems was later called the Han Shan Style with the following features: mostly five-character lines, colloquial language, repetitive metaphors and similes, popular philosophy, and plain manner.
寒山体
寒山隐居天台山期间，曾经创作了大量诗歌。这些随性书写的诗歌，或是在岩石上，或是在树枝上，或是在墙壁上，在寒山去世后，经由后人收集、整理成为寒山诗三百首。
寒山诗歌创作具有鲜明的特征：不拘格律，直抒胸臆，或俗或雅，涉笔成趣。寒山诗清新、淡雅的风格，直抒情感的表达方式以及随兴所至的创作方式都对传统文人产生较大影响，如王安石、苏东坡、黄庭坚、朱熹、陆游等负有盛名的文人，都曾受到过寒山诗的影响。后人将寒山诗的风格称为“寒山体”，即形式上以五言为主、表达上力求白话化、修辞上采用反复譬喻、意义上体现通俗哲理、风格上力求古淡。
