The Legend of the Shrimp Ball is a TV series from the 1980s. At that time, the ratings were very high. The episode song "The Song of the Wanderer" was popular for a while. The content of "Legend of Shrimp Ball" is based on the Hong Kong society after the end of World War II, featuring strong chapter storytelling, vivid plot twists and simple language; it has a strong southern color and a strong spirit of the times. It portrays the loyal, kind, chivalrous, courageous and light-seeking wanderer, Shrimp Ball, and describes this poor teenager's tortuous experience of wandering from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, and finally entering the guerrilla zone of Dongjiang. Through the process of transformation of Shrimp Ball, it not only reveals the inner workings of the dark forces, but also shows the long road he has traveled, which was highly acclaimed in those years, and has even been adapted into a play and a TV series. It is considered to be a book that "portrays the big time".