Shen Congwen was a soldier at the age of fifteen, and spent most of his five-year travel career in the Yuanshui River Basin in western Hunan. The river not only nourishes the life on both sides of the strait, but also nourishes Shen Congwen's temperament, and also cultivates his deep feelings for Xiangxi.

Shen Congwen 19 14 joined the army and served as a clerk and secretary in the army. However, his military career was not smooth. He was punished for writing wrong words, and later retired due to illness.

Shen Congwen experienced many difficulties and setbacks during his time in the army, but he also came into contact with the life and feelings of the soldiers at the bottom. These experiences had a profound influence on his literary creation. Based on this background, he created some novels and essays, such as Autobiography of Congwen and Essays of Xiangxi. These works describe his profound observation and perception of the life of the people at the bottom.

Shen Congwen is a famous modern writer in China. He is famous for his unique literary style and profound emotional connotation. He created a large number of literary works, including novels, essays and poems, which occupied an important position in the history of China literature.

Shen Congwen's works:

1, Border Town is one of Shen Congwen's representative works. It takes a small town on the border of western Hunan as the background, and depicts the unique customs and characters of western Hunan by telling the love story of the girl Cui Cui. In the novel, Shen Congwen depicts the natural scenery, human landscape and characters' emotions with delicate brushstrokes, which shows his deep attachment to his hometown and profound understanding of human nature.

2. Long River is another important work of Shen Congwen. It tells the story of Wan Fu, a rural doctor in western Hunan, and shows the hardship and beauty of rural life. In the novel, Shen Congwen shows his love for rural culture and profound insight into human nature by describing rural life and shaping characters.

3. Sasha Vujacic is a collection of Shen Congwen's short stories, which contains many short stories set in western Hunan. With simple language, delicate descriptions and real characters, these novels show the life style, customs and characters' fate in Xiangxi. In Mix, Shen Congwen reveals the deprivation and restriction of women's rights and interests by the feudal ethics through the portrayal of women's images and the discussion of marriage and family.