Abstract: The Poem Lu Xiufu Jumping into the Sea Holding the Crown Prince is a masterpiece among
the elegies for Lu Xiufu. From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the present, for the issue of the
authorship of this poem, there appeared divergent views in different collections which it was compiled in.
As for the fact that the poem may be written by Yao Sui, Sheng Biao or Lin Jingxi, the entire academic
community has not given a final conclusion to this day. This paper looked up all the relevant literature,
and made a comprehensive argument from different aspects such as whether the poem was included in
three poets’ other collected works, where the poem was collected before the Ming Dynasty, the historical
background of the three poets and poetics analysis for the poem itself. Finally, it can be concluded that the
true writer of The Poem Lu Xiufu Jumping into the Sea Holding the Crown Prince should be Sheng Biao,
the adherent of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Key words: The Poem Lu Xiufu Jumping into the Sea Holding the Crown Prince, Yao Sui, Sheng Biao, Lin Jingxi, Author’s examination