Shen Congwen published more than 30 collections of short stories, such as Zhou Shi and Congwen Subsets, and 6 novellas, such as Border Town and Long River. Shen Congwen is the main performer and reflector of the local world, which has special significance. He believes that "beauty lies in life" is obsessed with the beauty of human nature although it is in a hypocritical, selfish and indifferent city. He said, "There may be something in this world." Choose a small piece of land as the foundation and pile it up with hard stones. Exquisite, firm and symmetrical, small but not slender, it is my ideal building, and this hall is dedicated to "humanity" (preface to Selected Works).
Shen Congwen's writing style tends to be romantic. He demanded the poetic effect of the novel, combining realism, recalling dreams and symbolism. The language style is simple, the sentences are simple and heavy, the trunk is prominent, simple and vivid, with strong local color, which shows the unique charm and charm of rural human nature. The whole work is full of hidden worries and philosophical thinking about life, such as his true and tenacious life, which gives people lessons and enlightenment.
There are two kinds of novels created by Shen Congwen, one is about life in western Hunan, and the other is about urban life. The former praises the beauty of human nature by describing the primitive and natural life form of Xiangxi people; The latter reveals the loss of urban natural humanity through the corruption of urban life. The rural world in his works shows the overall pattern of opposition and mutual participation with the urban society, while the "distortion of human nature" of the upper class under the urban theme is exposed under the candlelight of the ideal of "harmony between man and nature". It is his unique value scale and philosophical speculation on connotation that constitute the bridge between urban life and rural world under Shen Congwen's pen, and it is precisely because of this criticism of "modern literature" with money as the core and his romantic ideal.
The novella Border Town is his masterpiece, which embodies Shen Congwen's aesthetic ideals of "beauty" and "love" and is his most outstanding work to show the beauty of human nature. Through the love tragedy of his son and daughter Cui Cui's lover in Xiangxi, it reflects that Xiangxi can't grasp its own destiny in the face of "nature" and "personnel", and repeats the sad life from generation to generation, which places the author's national and personal hidden pain.
Phoenix, understanding Phoenix, began with Shen Congwen. 190212 On February 28th, Mr. Shen Congwen, a famous writer, historian and archaeologist in China, was born in a typical ancient quadrangle in Zhongying Street, Fenghuang Ancient City. Siheyuan was built after Shen Hongfu, the grandfather of Shen Congwen, who was the governor of Guizhou in Qing Dynasty, bought an old house and demolished it in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866). It's a bungalow building sealed with firebricks. The quadrangle is divided into front and back floors, with square red stone courtyards on both sides and two wings, with a total area of 1 1. The house is a bucket wood structure, closed with a bucket and a pair of walls. Aotou, decorated with horsehead wall and carved doors and windows, is small, chic and antique. The whole building has strong architectural characteristics of Xiangxi in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Mr. Shen Congwen, who became famous in the literary world in the 1920s, was known as "the first-class modern literary writer in China, second only to Lu Xun" (On Shen Congwen by Jefferey C.KinKley) and spent his legendary childhood here.
Shen Congwen's life is bumpy and dedicated. From 19 17 to 1922, wandering in the Yuanshui River Basin in western Hunan. 1923 broke into Beijing, 1923 to 1928 made a living by writing in Beijing; 1928 to 1930 Lecturer of Ren Zhonghua Academy, once editor-in-chief of literary supplements such as Ta Kung Pao and Yi Shi Daily. Qingdao University lecturer 193 1 to1933; 1934 to 1939, editor-in-chief of national Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools in Beijing; 1939 to 1947, Professor The National SouthWest Associated University; Professor Peking University from 1947 to1949; 1950 to 1978, cultural relics researcher, Beijing Chinese History Museum; 1978 to 1988, researcher, Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Shen Congwen's literary works such as Border Town, Xiangxi and Autobiography of Shen Congwen have great influence at home and abroad. His works have been translated and published by more than 40 countries such as Japan, the United States, Britain and the former Soviet Union, and have been selected into university textbooks by the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain and other countries or regions 10, and twice nominated as Nobel Prize in Literature candidates. Mr Shen Congwen is not only a famous writer, but also a famous historian and archaeologist. He has written and published academic monographs such as China Silk Patterns, Bronze Mirrors of Tang and Song Dynasties, Dragon and Phoenix Art, Lacquerware of Warring States Period, and Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, especially the representative work Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, which has great influence and filled a gap in the cultural history of China.
On 199 1, Shen Congwen's former residence was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the provincial people's government and was repaired with funds. The former residence now displays Shen Lao's ink, manuscripts, relics and portraits, which has become one of the most attractive cultural landscapes in Phoenix, with an endless stream of tourists every day.