Before Sino-Japanese War eruption, one batch of the principle writers were enlivening in the Chinese literary arena, Zhou Zuoren, Shen Congwen are quite prominent two, having more readers group.

• 抗日战争爆发之前，中国文坛上活跃着一批自由主义作家，周作人、沈从文是其中比较突出的两位，拥有较多的读者群。