Camel Xiangzi is the representative work of Lao She (1899 ~ 1966), a famous modern writer in China. Lao She, formerly known as Shu Qingchun, was named She Manchu (Zhenghongqi). He was born in a poor family in Beijing and grew up in the living environment of the bottom citizens in Beijing. When he was abroad, he read many famous western European literature and began to write novels. His early works, such as Lao Zhang's Philosophy, Zhao Ziyue, Ermayina, etc., are satirical in humor, which is quite similar to the works of British writer Dickens, but sometimes they are exaggerated out of proportion and almost slippery. However, for Lao She, the initial creation is an indispensable practice. In 1930s, his creation gradually matured. /kloc-in 0/930, he created short stories such as Fair and Sakura Sea Collection. Finally, he released his representative work Camel Xiangzi at 1936.

Camel Xiangzi takes the whereabouts of rickshaw driver Xiangzi in Beiping (present-day Beijing) as a clue, and shows people the picture of poor citizens at the bottom of Beijing living in the abyss of pain under the rule of warlords and darkness. From the story of Xiangzi's attempt to get rid of the tragic fate of life through personal struggle, he finally failed or even degenerated, warning people that it is impossible for poor urban farmers to turn over and become masters by personal struggle alone. Camel Xiangzi came out and was translated into more than ten languages, which had a great influence.

Lao She worked hard all his life and created a lot. In 1930s, he became one of the most successful writers, with novels such as Xiaopo's Birthday, Cat City, Divorce, Legend of Niu Tianci, Camel Xiangzi and short stories such as Fair. After the publication of Camel Xiangzi, it became famous in the literary world, describing the miserable life of people living in the lower classes, marking the formation of Lao She's realistic style and reaching the highest achievement of his novel creation. It is one of the best novels in the history of modern literature in China and has been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages. His works in the 1940s include: novel Cremation, Four Generations under One roof, novella My Life, collection of short stories Anemia, Crescent Moon and collection of popular literature 34 1. The works after the founding of New China mainly include novel Under the Red Flag, reportage Unknown Heights, prose collection Fuxing Ji, script Longxugou, Teahouse and so on. Lao She's literary creation lasted for 40 years, and his works mostly focused on the life of urbanites, with clear love and hate and a strong sense of justice. The characters are distinct and the details are true. He can master the language skillfully, and is good at accurately using Beijing dialect to express characters and describe events, so that his works have a strong local color and a strong flavor of life. Lao She won people's love with his satirical and humorous style. 195 1 year, Beijing Municipal People's Government awarded him the honorary title of "People's Artist".

Camel Xiangzi tells the tragic story of Xiangzi, a rickshaw driver in Beiping, old China. Xiangzi came from the countryside, and the declining countryside made him unable to survive. He came to this city, eager to create a new life with his honest work. He tried all kinds of jobs and finally chose a rickshaw. This career choice shows that although Xiangzi left the land, his way of thinking is still the way of thinking of farmers. He is used to individual labor, and he is also eager to have a car as reliable as land. Buy a car and be an independent worker. "This is his wish, hope, and even religion." The city seems to have given Xiangzi a chance to realize his wish. Struggled for three years, bought a car, and was robbed in less than half a year. But Xiangzi still refused to give up his car dream. Although he doubted his pursuit and wavered several times, he kept pulling himself together and struggling again. It should be said that Xiangzi's tenacious character and stubborn attitude struggle with life, which constitutes the main plot content of the novel. The end of the struggle ended in Xiangzi's failure, and he finally failed to realize his dream of owning his own car. The realism of this novel lies in that it not only describes Xiangzi's material deprivation caused by the harsh living environment, but also describes Xiangzi's spiritual degeneration after his life ideal was destroyed. "He has no heart. His heart has been taken away." A hard-working and kind-hearted rural youth was thus destroyed into a walking bum.

Based on the life of Beijing citizens in the late 1920s, this novel takes the bumpy and tragic life experience of rickshaw driver Xiangzi as the main plot, profoundly exposes the darkness of old China, accuses the ruling class of exploiting and oppressing laborers, and expresses the author's deep sympathy for the working people.