Zhou Zuoren’s works are obviously influenced by H. Ellis’s opinions about decadence in his Affirmations and The Dance of Life which means that Zhou Zuoren’s decadence comes from the concept of H. Ellis. In their minds

decadence is not normally decadence. It is aesthetic orientation rather than moral attitude. Paying more attention on part rather than entirety is aesthetic orientation of decadence. Zhou Zuoren claims that art should divorce from religion which is also a kind of decadence. Artistic form born as a part of religious form. With the development of people wisdom

artistic form divorces from religious entirety. His essays directly focus on trivial things using "decadence" method. This is the charm ore magic of his essays. However

his decadence is not absolute decadence. Aesthetic object it not always prior than aesthetic subject in his essays. In other words

his essays are not absolutely far away from human life. Restriction is important aesthetic principle. Compared with appearance of western "decadence" writers

Zhou Zuoren’s "decadence" is characteristic. Therefore

we can say that Zhou Zuoren refines decadence from western literature into unique artistic expression.