The literary criticism on orthodox school and variation in the Qing Dynasty was developed in two aspects.With regard to the poetics criticism on the orthodox school and the variation in the Qing Dynasty,the orthodox school and variation was discussed mainly in the following aspects: its theoretical assumptions,multiple analyses of poetry types,poetry history from the perspective of the orthodox school and its variation and deconstruction of the traditional theory of the orthodox school and its variation;With regard to the Ci-poetry criticism on the orthodox school and the variation,the orthodox school and the variation was mainly discussed in the aspects of the nature,style, history of Ci-poetry,the poet and poems of specific historical stages,Ci's expression and aesthetic effects,its evolution and merging.The literary criticism on the orthodox school and the variation in the Qing Dynasty is characterized by greater fairness and flexibility as well as a wider horizon than in any other times,and contributed to the deepening,merging and deconstructing of ancient literary criticism on the orthodox school and the variation.