Zhang Henshui's representative works include "The Foreign History of Chunming", "The Jinfen Family", "The Cause of Laughter", "Eighty-One Dreams", "Water Margin" and so on. According to incomplete statistics, Zhang Henshui created more than 120 novels throughout his life, and wrote many poems and proses with more than 40 million words. He is known as the number one writer in the Republic of China.

In 1918, 23-year-old Zhang Henshui served as the chief editor of "Wanjiang Daily" in Wuhu, Anhui, and wrote his debut novella "Purple Jade into Smoke". From then on, Zhang Henshui began A creative life that lasted nearly forty years. As for the pen name of Zhang Henshui, it comes from the famous line of Li Yu, the later master of the Southern Tang Dynasty: "Hate the water in life and the east". It is not as popular as the rumors say, "Hate water cannot turn into ice", because the pursuit of ice heart cannot be achieved.

"Chunming Foreign History" can be said to be Zhang Henshui's famous work. On April 12, 1924, Zhang Henshui began the creation of "Chunming Foreign History" and began to serialize it in Beijing's "World Evening News", which lasted for nearly It took five years to complete. Originally, "The Foreign History of Chunming" had only 39 chapters when it was serialized in newspapers. Later, when it was published together, Zhang Henshui re-divided it and proposed a total of eighty-six chapters.

The serialization of "The Golden Fen Family" started on February 14, 1927. "Chunming Foreign History" was not completed at the time of the serialization. In today's terms, it was Zhang Henshui's double release. In fact, for Zhang Henshui, double opening is a normal operation. Zhang Henshui is said to have three unique qualities. One of them is that he can write multiple novels in one period of time. The highest record is seven novels in a series. The other two unique features are that he never makes a draft and that he is very proficient in poetry, lyrics and poetry, and can intersperse them into novels at will.

Personally, I think the best novel written by Zhang Henshui should be "The Cause of Laughter". "The Cause of Laughter" has aroused widespread discussion among the people as soon as it was serialized. This book was later adapted in various forms and was reprinted many times after the founding of New China.