Abstract: Xiangxi is a regional land that was repeatedly written by many writers in the 20th century Chinese literature.Taking people and life there as the background,the writers described its custom,emotion,value and way of existence,and displayed their understanding,expectation,memory and imagination to this land in their description.Four styles of writing can be classified:poetic and aesthetic writing;realistic and critic writing;left wing and revolutionary writing;and legendary writing.The classification came from different intellectuals who saw Xiangxi from different perspectives.

Key words: 20th century Chinese literature, Xiangxi, writing about Xingxi