Chen Yinke was a famous litterateur and historian during the Republic of China. The reason why he can be listed as the most knowledgeable person in China is that his knowledge covers both east and west. Chen Yinke has been committed to historical research for a long time, and his research scope in history is also very wide.

But even though Chen Yinke’s research scope is very broad, he is very proficient in most of history, and he is not limited to ancient Chinese history. Chen Yinke’s knowledge of the West The history is also very familiar. Therefore, Chen Yinke also innovatively adopted the method of combining Chinese and Western textual research in historical textual research to explore the historical truth. Chen Yinke's most studied history is medieval history, and Chen Yinke was also one of the pioneers in the study of the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. He also put forward many incisive insights into the history of that time. Some of the methods Chen Yinke adopted in historical research are still inspiring to this day.

Most of Chen Yinke’s works are textual research works, and his textual research methods are also different from those in traditional historical research. Chen Yinke's textual research method is not only to verify historical facts, but also to explore the laws of historical development. This textual research method is unprecedented and very innovative. The textual research method he used most was mutual learning between poetry and history. The Tang poetry that Chen Yinke first discovered also has certain historical value. After all, most Tang poems reflect the real life at that time, and the authors were people from all walks of life at that time. Therefore, as long as they are contemporary works at that time, they can reflect the history of that time from the side. Therefore, Chen Yinke also used this Many new historical discoveries have been made through one point of exploration.

In addition to history, Chen Yinke was also very accomplished in the study of Zen. Some of Chen Yinke’s views on Zen were completely different from those of some famous domestic scholars at the time. Therefore, Chen Yinke also himself Become a family. In terms of poetry, Chen Yinke is also a great master. Chen Yinke liked Bai Juyi's colloquial poetry very much. It is precisely because of Chen Yinke's profound knowledge that Fu Sinian also called Chen Yinke the only person in the past 300 years.