In the early 1980s,in response to the tide of reform and opening up,the typical texts such as The As-sumption of Office by Factory Director QIAO emerged in the literary world.However,with the deepening of the liter-ary reform,the previous models of"eloquent debating against a hall of learned lords in witty expressions"and"overcoming all the difficulties on the way"were no longer suitable for the need to describe the change in depth,and at this time,the concept of clan system as a reform problem was valued,and the rural and local resources were increasingly drawn on by the writers.As traditional ethics and culture began to be confirmed,and humanity was ex-amined in history,the changes of people's mind began to replace the changes of policies and institutions in writ-ings.External changes were gradually used as a backdrop,while"human beings"were increasingly cared for as subjects.In this process,writers represented by HAN Shaogong,JIA Pingwa,and ZHANG Wei quietly completed the transition from reform literature to root-seeking literature.