乡土小说可以说代表了沈从文文学创作的最高成就。在沈从文创作的乡土小说中,湘西文化,尤其是极具特色的湘西民歌建构了沈从文乡土小说的独特性,对沈从文文学生命和创作产生了巨大的影响。本文以沈从文乡土小说为研究对象,分析湘西民歌与沈从文乡土小说创作的关系,解读湘西民歌对沈从文乡土小说创作的意义。 Native novels can be said to represent the highest achievements of Shen Congwen’s literary creation. Among the local novels created by Shen Congwen, the culture of Xiangxi, especially the unique Xiangxi folk songs, has constructed the uniqueness of Shen Congwen ’s native novels, which has a tremendous impact on the life and creation of Shen Congwen’ s literature. This article takes Shen Congwen’s native novels as the research object, analyzes the relationship between Xiangxi folk songs and Shen Congwen’s native novels, and explains the significance of Xiangxi folk songs to Shen Congwen’s native novels.