Short story is a kind of fiction with the largest number of works, the largest number of participating writers and the most publishing frequencies. There is no lack of excellent works among the contemporary Chinese short stories. What are needed are the vision and the patient to appreciate them. From the best short stories and novels, we can see the subtle moments of life in the big era as well as the shadows of the tide of the era flickering in these moments. We can taste the writers respect o the art, the pursuit of details, the pondering of cleverness, the tailoring of plots, the controlling of emotion, as well as the language style, regional style and moral implication of much in little. A writers aesthetic ambition and literary ideal are not necessarily proved with huge amount of works. Perhaps his persistent pursuit and literary talent are concentrated and reflected in short stories. - from Amzon