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Feng Menglong and his Contribution to Chinese Literature... 25 Issues of Far Eastern Literatures: Materials of the 11th International Scientific Conference. June 27–29, 2024 as the object of study from the perspective of “the art of plain description (a writing technique)”. In his “Brief History of Chinese Fiction”, Lu Xun mentions that in some of Feng Menglong’s narrative writings, there is “no embellishment, but the emotions are depicted just as artistic as paintings,” and he cites several paragraphs from “The Faithful Love Tale of Chen Duoshou and his wife” as an example. The so-called “no embellishment” is the “plain description” skill writing technique that Lu Xun highly praises. In many of his works, Feng Menglong excels in using the “plain description”, and thus, in his narrative writings, he achieves a state where “emotions are depicted just like paintings”. Subsequent researchers have mostly approached Feng Menglong’s novels from the perspective of depicting emotions and desires, or from the angle of satire and moral exhortation, paying seemingly insufficient attention to the language art and plain descriptive technique in Feng Menglong’s works. Feng’s linguistic artistry and plain writing style are one are among the sources of the Qing Dynasty novels “The Scholars” and “A Dream of Red Mansions”, as well as of the narrative art for modern writers such as Lu Xun and Eileen Chang. Keywords: the art of plain description; linguistic artistry; Qing Dynasty novels; Lu Xun; Eileen Chang. Wang Chao (SPbSU), st106486@student.spbu.ru Theatrical Elements in Feng Menglong’s Literary Works The late Ming Dynasty was one of the turning points in Chinese social history. Popular literature such as folk songs, operas and jokes, which catered to the aesthetic tastes of the common people, developed rapidly. Feng Menglong was an outstanding scholar, writer and publisher in the late Ming Dynasty. His works have long been included in the history of literature and thought, showing his high artistic level and profound thought value. Although there is no systematic theoretical exposition of his artistic and aesthetic views, they shine with the light of thought and have a profound influence on future generations. In Feng Menglong's literary works, human nature or human "feelings" cover almost all of his works. Not only that, but his works are also dramatic in their portrayal of the relationship between death or religion or nature. Through these familiar and enjoyable images of ordinary people, he not only shows the colourfulness of people's lives, but also expresses their emotional demands. Among them are popular folk tales as well as market square life scenes with different contents and styles. In terms of literary style, novels, operas and other accessible forms of expression were the mainstream of Ming literature. Keywords: Literature, theatre, characters, Feng Menglong, religion. Xu Xingwu (Nanjing University), xuxingwu@nju.edu.cn The Think Tank of History and Fiction — The Worldly Ideas of Feng Menglong’s “Wisdom” Feng Menglong’s “Wisdom” is one of the several types of books he compiled. The compilation of Wisdom Trove took place at a time of political darkness in the late Ming Dynasty, and Feng Menglong often commented and annotated the book with the historical events of the Ming Dynasty, reflecting Feng Menglong’s sense of concern for the current affairs and his thought of drawing on the history of the world. In addition to “Wisdom”, Feng Menglong compiled a variety of books, such as “Ancient and Modern Tans”, “History of Love”, “Wide Laughing Mansion” and so on, but the content can be attributed to novels, this form of focus on the daily life and open the people’s wisdom, play a positive role, and the Ming Dynasty,