Abstract: The “van-poetry” which emerges and evolves from the contest of historical culture in contemporary China is not a whole concept The divergence among itself is diverse We have to think over the contest of historical culture in recent twenty years when we discuss the concept of “van-poetry” In other words, the “van-poetry” in ’1980 did not probably have ignificance and value of van It is a problem how to understand and spread the “van-poetry” around when we face the more complex contrary and relativistic times Perhaps， it is the significative subject truely how the poetry endows significance or enlightenment to the scarce times

Key words: “van-poetry”, contest of historical culture, significance