The difference between Shen Congwen's local novels and the May 4th local novels.

Shen Congwen is a famous writer in the history of modern literature in China. With Xiangxi as the background, his novels describe the local customs and rural life in Xiangxi. His local novels are unique among the May 4th local novels, and together with those of Lu Xun and others, they form the basic pattern of modern local novels in China.

The feature of Shen Congwen's local novels lies in describing the local customs and rural life in western Hunan. His novels are full of descriptions of natural scenery, local customs, folk customs and characters in western Hunan, with strong local flavor and local characteristics. At the same time, he also paid attention to expressing the thoughts, feelings and personality characteristics of Xiangxi people, expressing his deep feelings for Xiangxi people and his love for Xiangxi area.

The May 4th local novels are writers represented by Lu Xun. Under the influence of the May 4th New Culture Movement, they began to pay attention to rural life and farmers' thoughts and feelings. Their local novels are full of descriptions of rural life, sympathy and care for farmers, and at the same time, they also express their deep thinking about the social changes in China and their concern for the fate of farmers.

In contrast, Shen Congwen's local novels pay more attention to the natural scenery, local customs, folk customs and characters in western Hunan, while the May 4th local novels pay more attention to rural life and farmers' thoughts and feelings. At the same time, the storyline in Shen Congwen's local novels is often simple, while the storyline in the May 4th local novels is more complicated.