The inspiration of this paper is stimulated by recent discussions concerning ”poems by poets” and ”poems by scholars”. It aims at tracing the origin of ”poems by poets” and ”poems by scholars”, as well as clarifying their evolutions (for example, the examination on ”poems by poets” and ”poems by scholars”, the dispute between Tang poetry and Song poetry, as well as the analysis over the evolution of scholarly poems throughout the history). These thoughts lead to the identification of the characteristics of ”poems by poets” and ”poems by scholars”, as well as the influence they have on the poetic creation and the criticism on the poetry in the Qing Dynasty.