He was known for his poetry and essays, but is most known for his modernist short stories exploring the psychological conditions of Shanghai urbanites (see New Sensationists).
It was a monthly literary journal "which published a hundred translations from foreign literature (primarily U.S. and Japanese)".
It covered foreign and Chinese topics and promoted the works of Shi Zhecun's friends, such as Mu Shiying and Dai Wangshu.
They cover a range of topics, from absurdist ghost stories to gentler pieces on the strains faced by modern couples in Shanghai.
His most famous short story is probably "An Evening of Spring Rain" (Meiyu zhi xi 梅雨之夕).
His works set in Shanghai frequently deal with the inner lives of the protagonists as they are beset by irrational fears and desires.
[2] During the Chinese Cultural Revolution period, Shi Zhecun's works were banned because he was defined as a rightist writer (the second type of person who opposes the Communist Party and socialism).
From that time and onwards he bid farewell to literary creation and translation and turned to the study of classical literature and tablet inscriptions jobs.
Under the historical background happened in 1919, which is the May Fourth Movement, anti-feudal and anti-old ideas became the main trend among the younger generations.
Then the rain stopped and he had to part with the woman, and when he finally got home, his heart is full of loss and melancholy.
The General's Head (Jiangjun de tou 将军的头1932), An Evening of Spring Rain" (Meiyu zhi xi 梅雨之夕), Spring Festival Lamp (Shangyuan Deng上元灯) Pelle the Conqueror (By Martin Andersen Nexø 1910), Under the Yoke (By Ivan Vazov 1893) Lee, Leo Ou-fan.
“Kumarajiva's Foreign Tongue: Shi Zhecun's Modernist Historical Fiction.” Modern Chinese Literature, vol.
Retrieved December 4, 2020, from JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctt1pwt2dj Kang-i Sun Chang; Poetry as Memoir: Shi Zhecun's Miscellaneous Poems of a Floating Life.
“Venturing Into Shanghai: The ‘Flâneur’ in Two of Shi Zhecun's Short Stories.” Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, vol.