Origin compiled the articles of the above eight essayists into the Collected Works of Mr. Ba in the Early Ming Dynasty, and the names of the eight great writers began. Wen Bian compiled by Tang Shunzhi in the middle of Ming Dynasty only accepted the articles of eight famous writers in Tang and Song Dynasties, and all the articles of other writers were not accepted, which played a certain role in shaping and spreading the names of eight famous writers in Tang and Song Dynasties. Soon after, Mao Kun, who was highly respected, selected eight articles according to the compilation of Zhu and Tang, and compiled them into Notes of Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, so the names of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties were decided.

Members include Han Yu in Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi in Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, Ceng Gong and Ouyang Xiu.

The development of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan advocated the "ancient prose movement", so they were collectively called "Han Heyang Liu 'an". The rise of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan and the flourishing age of Kaiyuan in the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty started the ancient prose movement, which made the prose of the Tang Dynasty reach its peak. For a time, ancient Chinese writers mushroomed, forming a climax of "everyone coughs and spits, and everything becomes a pearl".

Su Shi, Su Xun and Su Zhe are called "Three Sus", Su Xun is the father of Su Shi and Su Zhe, and Su Shi is Su Zhe's brother. Ouyang Xiu is Su Shi's teacher, and both Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong once worshipped Ouyang Xiu as their teacher. Therefore, the eight masters of Tang and Song Dynasties were divided into two Tang Dynasties (Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan) and six Song Dynasties (Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, Ceng Gong and Ouyang Xiu).

Eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties were the central figures who presided over the ancient prose movement in Tang and Song Dynasties. They advocated prose and opposed parallel prose, which had a far-reaching influence on the literary world at that time and later generations.