Under its influence, the form of "gentle and kind" poetry teaching, the creation of artistic conception and the description of form and spirit have all showed notable doctrines of the Mean.

受“中和”思想的影响，中国古典诗歌“温柔敦厚”诗教说的形成、诗歌意境的创造以及形神写照等方面，都表现出较为显著的“中和”精神。