Similarities and differences between Zhang Ailing and Wang Anyi's Shanghai School's creative positions

Wang Anyi and Zhang Ailing are both influential female writers in the history of modern and contemporary literature in China. They grew up in Shanghai, gained the aura of Shanghai and understood the essence of Shanghai style. As women, they are well aware of women's situation and have unique observation and thinking about women's life. The charm of their works has attracted many readers at home and abroad. Some people think that Wang Anyi is a descendant of Zhang Ailing and a continuation of Zhang Pai's works. In Zhang Ailing's and Wang Anyi's novels, a common feature is that the writers choose a city as a place for characters, especially female characters, and the city has become a representative social landscape and a typical symbol of the times under modern culture. Their novels have similarities in expressing the themes of cities and women. They all pay attention to urban life and the living conditions of urban women, showing a clear civic position and a sense of caring for women. However, it is not difficult to find that although all women grew up in Shanghai, their works have their own characteristics, such as insight into life, emotional understanding and impression of the city.