The explanation of the term yam egg cake is:

Shan Yao Egg School, represented by Zhao Shuli, is a school focusing on novel creation. From 1943 to 1945, Zhao Shuli published novels such as "The Marriage of Little Black Boys" and "Li Youcai Banhua", which caused a sensation in the literary world, inspired young writers in the Jin-Sui Border Region, and gradually formed a literary school.

The writers of this school have lived in rural areas of Shanxi for a long time, aiming at popularizing new literature and art to farmers. They care about and respect farmers' artistic hobbies and aesthetic psychology, and actively draw on China's classical novels, folk songs, drum songs, storytelling, local operas and other artistic nourishment. Their works have obvious artistic characteristics of nationalization and popularization. The writing is concise and rich, the language is vivid and vivid, and the humor is colloquial. The action of the characters and the story of the works are strong.

Creative experience

The writers of "Shan Yao Egg School" are all born and raised in rural areas of Shanxi. They are familiar with the local customs and life customs of rural areas in Shanxi, mainly in Taihang Mountain area and Fenshui area of Jinzhong, and have a deep understanding of people from all walks of life in rural areas and the relationships between people. Therefore, in theory, they advocate the establishment of the life source of creation and emphasize the long-term deepening of mass life.

In creation, they insist on realistic creative methods and are loyal to the reality of rural life at this stage and the true feelings of writers. On this basis, they strengthen the in-depth reflection of rural life in their works, express all kinds of complicated contradictions, and create all kinds of characters, especially new people.