There are some obvious similarities and differences between Zhang Ailing's and Jane Austen's novels. 1. Different writing backgrounds. Zhang Ailing's background was mainly in China, where she lived between the 1930s and 1950s and experienced the social turmoil and changes at that time, while Jane Austen's background was mainly in England, where she lived between the 18th century and the mid-19th century and experienced the prosperity and decline of society at that time. 2. Different styles. Zhang Ailing's novels mostly described the life and fate of urban women. She portrayed many characters with distinct personalities. The language was gorgeous, delicate, graceful, and full of rich cultural heritage and life philosophy. Jane Austen's novels mostly used British history as the background to describe the social customs and palace life at that time. The language was concise, bright, rational, and full of practicality and realism. 3. The theme of the work is different. Zhang Ailing's novels mostly involved love, marriage, family, society and other aspects of the problem to explore the various social phenomena and the nature of human nature; Jane Austen's novel theme was more involved in religion, philosophy, politics and other fields to reveal the various problems and drawbacks of the British society at that time. Although Zhang Ailing and Jane Austen's novel creation background, work style and theme are different, but their works are full of wisdom and depth, is the treasure of Chinese literature and English literature, with high artistic value and literary value.