Abstract: Both Shen Congwen and Kawabata Yasunari are famous writers of the international literary world in the 20th century.Their unusual and similar life and emotional experiences attribute to their attention both to women and feminine beauty.As to women,they unanimously have complex and incompatible emotions,preference and praise on the one hand,prejudice and contempt on the other hand.Analyzing and comparing the writings of the two writers can help us interpret their feminism and thus help us further understand the two writers’ works to a large extent.

Key words: Shen Congwen, Kawabata Yasunari, feminism