The writer's creation was closely related to his personal experience. Shen Congwen's early experience in army influenced his theme selection, value orientation and characterization. In the theme choice, autobiographical narrative of Shen Congwen wrote the army years; the narration of Utopia also related to beautify the life in the camp; the army witnessed the death of his novels, unrest, prompted the depressed and bright tone complex in the emotional state; the novels of the hero are ordinary soldiers in the most. These three aspects show Shen Congwen's military experience is the power and source of its creation, its inherent artistic value for people provides reference.