A number of modern scholars have been highly critical of Bao Zhao's poetry, many of them directing their condemnation not only at his poetry, but at his personal character as well. Most of criticism of Bao Zhao is influenced by of the appraisal in Zhong Rong's Shi Pin (Poetry Gradings) of Bao Zhao, using the term ”Xian Su” (險俗) and Yan Yan-zhi's use of the term ”Xiu Bao.” (体鮑) (referring to the poetic style of Bao Zhao and Tang Hui-xiu). A number of variations have proliferated from these critical stances, many of them interrelated and none in complete agreement However, in general, Bao Zhao has been generally recognized as an important poet of Liu Song Dynasty in literary history behind Yan Yanzhi and Xie Lingyun. This study will explore the theoretical ideas behind Xiu Bao and Xian Su, and problems that derive from divergent evolution along these theoretical lines, while analyzing the major points of negative criticism against Bao Zhao's poetry. The study will do its best to thoroughly rework and begin to resolve the critical disputes over of Bao Zhao's poems, and ultimately offer a more reasonable evaluation.