| "Bean shed gossip" is not forgotten but people pay not much attention to this short story collection, although it has not completely get rid of the story-telling script pattern , but compared with novels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties ,it contains many new elements ,it is a striker work at that time . These new elements has much in common with modern novels, which bring us a strong sense of surprise .The reason for this, Ai Na use the traditional novel writing skills as the basis, and mixed with various art practices like structural deformation, the conversion of narrative perspective, plot desalination, psychological characterizations and the strengthening of environment, which make the "bean shed gossip" reach up to a higher artistic level. In "On the Origin of Chinese fiction" Shi Changyu said that "If the Chinese vernacular short stories move forward on the basis of "Bean shed gossip, "it should be going into the stage of modern fiction". " Bean shed gossip" is a story collection with profound and unique influence, Its charm require careful taste and mining, whose pros and cons need fair evaluation of us .This paper attempts to understand its significance in the history of Chinese literature though the study of "Bean shed gossip".I use "Bean shed gossip" of 1983 version published in Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, and refer to other versions make comprehensive study. The body of the novel is classed into four parts: The first part, the order of the works and the author, which is the basis of the following study. The second part, to study the influence on the development of the structure system together with the devotion to the writing skills about the short stories from the prospect of thought, artistic skills and language, etc .To appreciate the usages of the post-modernist approach and the seeds of the modern novel that contained in this novel . The third part, to discuss why it can not be regard as quasi-script for store-telling, and on this problem I will analyze it with historical, political, cultural as well as literary reasons. The fourth part, to discuss the impact the novel brings to the development of future literature.Through the analysis of the past achievements and the careful re-examine of the "Bean shed gossip", I believe that the "bean shed gossip" in the history of the development of China's vernacular is of special significance, This is reflected not only in the framework of the novel, the innovation of the structure, as well as in the unique characteristics of narration, but also in its inherent spirit and innovative ideas different from other novels. This article attempts to does deep research on "Bean shed gossip" ,elaborated with emphasis it is in—the vernacular short article trend declines, the long chapter returns starts to emerge—this kind of new old alternate special position, as well as the characteristic which makes great strides forward to the modern novel category. To be declining as a literature style, it could not get rid of the literature development inexorable law, moved toward declining finally, became one kind of reverberation; as the new body's seed, it also has many new factors, thus has had the profound influence to the later generation literature's development. |