Since the 1980s

fervent researches have been conducted on Xiao Hong at home and abroad because her works regained recognition as classics. And at the same time

it is not unrelated to Xiao Hong’s own tortuous and sad life experience. However

for the study of Xiao Hong's life

there are still many "dead ends"

especially when it comes to several important aspects of her life. For example

did Xiao Hong’s father "steal another man’s wife and kill her husband" ? Who discarded Xiao Hong? What’s the real cause for Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun to break up and part forever? How should we evaluate Xiao Hong’s marriage to Duanmu Hongliang? Etc.

etc. By combing different accounts of Xiao Hong’s life

especially her marriage experience

we can open up channels through certain "dead ends" in research on Xiao Hong

which can help to properly understand her intellectual and emotional experiences and establish the basis for in-depth studies and interpretations of Xiao Hong and her works.