Fortress Besieged was a famous Chinese novel by Qian Zhongshu, who was regarded as one of the representative works of modern Chinese literature. The novel was first published in 1934 and has been translated into many different versions. Fortress Besieged narrated the various phenomena of Chinese society in the 1930s from the perspective of a character, revealing the dark side of society and the distortion of human nature at that time. The novel used humorous language and profound insight to portray a contradictory and complex character, which aroused the readers 'resonance and thinking. Fortress Besieged was widely praised in China and around the world as one of the classics of modern Chinese literature. It was not only an interesting novel, but also an important work that reflected on human nature and society.