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In 1995, Yuan Zhesheng published his first work, "Sheep Still on the Tree", which vaguely showed the style of his future novels. The "Part One" of this book comes from this work. In the "Part Two" literary review, we witness the secret relationship between novelists and other creators. In "Episode Three" and "Episode Four", Yuan Zhesheng wrote mature works such as "Hot Spring Bath" and "Remote Cry". From the beginning to the end, from Yuan Zhesheng's novels to his personal notes, we can witness the birth of a classic author.

In "The Game of Loneliness", which is composed of seven short stories, Yuan Zhesheng repeatedly captures loneliness, the "sense of dilemma that all human beings must face" through various interpersonal emotions, such as the affection between parents and sons, the friendship between classmates when they were young, or the love between two people who have been married for many years. The feeling of loneliness is everywhere in the words. Loneliness has always been a common theme in literary works, and it is also an emotion that many writers strive to describe. However, when we carefully taste Yuan Zhesheng's calm and controlled words in "The Lonely Game", we will eventually discover a kind of lonely writing that is unique to Yuan Zhesheng.

The rain kept falling, and the love isolated in the hazy rain scene brought the quiet young man from the military village to the door of his favorite girl Liang Yuling countless times. The moon rises repeatedly, and the love shrouded in the remaining dusk prevents the sculptor Jian Xingzai from successfully creating a solemn Buddha statue. The outline of the statue he carved always resembled the object of his affection, Xiao Yueniang, which was too gorgeous. They are both affectionate people, but how beautiful can love be after a long and deep love? If it is destined to be impossible to find, how can we get closer?

"The Lonely Game" In "The Lonely Game", which is composed of seven short stories, Yuan Zhesheng repeatedly captures loneliness, the "sense of dilemma that we must face as a human being," through various interpersonal emotions. The feeling of loneliness is everywhere in the words. Loneliness has always been a common theme in literary works, and it is also an emotion that many writers strive to describe. However, when we carefully taste Yuan Zhesheng's calm and controlled words in "The Lonely Game", we will eventually discover a kind of lonely writing that is unique to Yuan Zhesheng. "Farewell" is a commemorative collection of Yuan Zhesheng's works, including early out-of-print works, unpublished novels and personal notes. "Monkey·Luohanchi: Collection of Yuan Zhesheng's Novellas" is Taiwanese writer Yuan Zhesheng's first complete exploration of love, which has won many important literary awards such as the "Times Literary Award". "The Scholar's Watch" is composed of three independent but related novels. The scene is located in "Shaoshuigou", a rural settlement in the old era. The story develops around local characters living in "Shaoshuigou" such as Xiucai, Takeo, Huo Yanzai, Kong Maoyangzai, and Wu Xilang.

"The Scholar's Watch" is composed of three independent but related novels. The scene is located in "Shaoshuigou", a rural settlement in the old era. The story develops around local characters living in "Shaoshuigou" such as Xiucai, Takeo, Huo Yanzai, Kong Maoyangzai, and Wu Xilang. The scholar who insists on delivering letters to distant places, Kong Maoyangzi who leads many beggars, Wu Xilang who can change time... A large number of dialects and local elements are spread throughout the book, allowing us to see how Yuan Zhesheng created novel and different local novels; the in-depth description of time everywhere also allows us to discover how Yuan Zhesheng showed many subjective and complex aspects in the objective and absolute nature of time.