Xiao Hong
In 1932, he left for Harbin, where he began a literary career in earnest. In 1933, he met Xiao Hong with whom he co-authored "Bashe" (, An Arduous Journey) and both published for the first time under their Xiao pseudonyms. In 1934, Xiao Jun and Xiao Hong worked together in Qingdao on the supplement to "Qingdao Morning Post" () and Xiao Jun finished his most well-known work "Village in August".