The Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties referred to the eight prose masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, namely Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty and Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong of the Song Dynasty. Their works occupied an important position in the history of literature and were hailed as the treasures of ancient Chinese prose.