一作为新时期现实主义文学创作代表作家之一的陈忠实与“十七年”现实主义文学代表作家之一的柳青都来自黄土高原的陕西。地域上的亲缘关系,黄土高原博大而深厚的文化底蕴,特定的社会历史环境使得陈忠实在生活和创作上表现出与他的前辈作家柳青颇多相似之处。譬如,都曾长期生活和工作在农村的最基层,都曾担任过基层干部,了解和熟悉农民的思想和生活,关心农民的生存状况,他们的创作也都主要以农村 Chen Zhongshi, one of the representative writers of realistic literary creation in the new era, and Liu Qing, one of the writers of “Seventeen Years” realism literature, came from Shaanxi Province of the Loess Plateau. Geographical relationship, the vast and profound cultural heritage of the Loess Plateau, and the specific social and historical environment make Chen Zhongshu actually show many similarities with his predecessor writer Liu Qing in his life and creation. For example, all the grassroots who have long been living and working in rural areas have served as grassroots cadres. They have understood and become familiar with the peasants’ thinking and living and are concerned about the living conditions of peasants. Their creations are also mainly in rural areas