Abstract: During the construction and development of the parallel prose in the Ming Dynasty, the anthology of Si-Liu plays a crucial role. Si Liu Can Hua, annotated by Zhang Shiyi, is an anthology which emphasizes especially on parallel prose of the Ming Dynasty. Its collections basically represent the highest level in Si-Liu from the period of Jiajing to Tianqi. As the only existing anthology with systemic commentary, it not only discovers and demonstrated the aesthetic quality of the applied parallel prose, but also makes insightful and unique analysis of various literati’s relevant works in the Ming Dynasty. Meanwhile it profoundly investigates the writing principles and skills of antithetic verse which has a unique and lasting significance in the reconstruction of the theoretical antithetic verse in Ming Dynasty. Thus the value of this discussion cannot be ignored

Key words: Si Liu Can Hua, the purpose of the selection, criticism, the aesthetic feature