新文化運動
In 1924, his first short story was published. He began publishing short stories and essays regularly in "Fiction Monthly" and "Crescent Moon", two highly influential literary magazines of the New Culture Movement. In the 1930s he gained fame with his longer works such as "Border Town" and "The Long River". In Beijing Shen Congwen met several influential figures of the New Culture Movement including Ding Ling and her husband Hu Yepin. He lived with the couple for some time before the three writers moved to Shanghai together in 1927.