Linger Between Tradition And Realism-Comment On Zhang Henshui's Novel

Zhang Henshui, who is a novelist of chapter Headed By A Couplet. During his whole creative life, he wrote more than 120 pieces of medium novels and length novels ,the words up to nearly 2 million. To make a comprehensive survey on all his novels, the nurture of traditional culture and the experiment of being a reporter left him deep trace for his whole writing procession. His early study enhanced his approval of traditional culture, which not only reprensted his inflaute to old literature on artistic opinion but also emerged his oddition to traditional culture bookman's ideal life. The role of being a reporter made him be realistic spectator and observer.The paper devided his creative stage into 4 little stages. As: study phase, ripe phase, close to realistic life phase and later phase. The writings of stage 1 didn't break the barrier of"Mandarin fly group". Stage 2 deduced pure sentimental novel into self style social sentimental novel, which improved timism of realism and works. After Septenber 18 political, he fully paid his attention to and commented every social, especially the political life points. And the role of being a reporter changed from latent to obvious, the writing style changed from bend to straight. After our new courty founded, whose guideline and policy made his stage 4 can't put direct view on the realistic theme but on Chinese traditional culture and recreated folklore.