中国传统精神影响着整个中华民族的思维模式、心理状态和价值取向,进而影响着中国文学小说的艺术定位和发展方向。本文从追求“自由”与“入世”的两个中国传统精神基本点出发,就其思维模式、心理状态和价值取向等方面对中国小说的艺术定位和发展方向做了简要分析。 The Chinese traditional spirit affects the thinking mode, mentality and value orientation of the entire Chinese nation, which in turn influences the artistic orientation and development direction of Chinese literary novels. This article starts from the basic points of the two traditional Chinese spirits of pursuing “freedom” and “entering the WTO”, and makes a brief analysis of the artistic orientation and development direction of Chinese novels in terms of their thinking mode, psychological status and value orientation.