Ye was passionate in reflecting the real life in his works: In retrospect, I seem never to have written about anything of which I had only vague or hazy knowledge.

In a rather elementary and superficial way I watched the gradual development of the Chinese Revolution and I wrote about that too.Ye discovered that many people in the New China were selfish, apathetic, hypocritical and conservative.

(Gǔdāi yīngxióng de shíxiàng 《古代英雄的石像》) This story was about a stone which had been sculpted into a hero statue.

The message behind this easy-to-read story was to ridicule the authorities who were arrogant and insensitive to his people.

It is located beside the Baosheng Temple in Luzhi township, Wuzhong district of Suzhou city.