Abstract：Yan Lianke's works involves two areas: the local novels and the local prose. Comparing his representative works with Lu Xun's similar works can clarify the writer's development of the Lu Xun spirit. In the field of local novels, Yan Lianke gets benefits from Lu Xun's “leave-return-leave-again”model, showing the local intellectuals' rootless feeling. In the field of local prose, following Lu Xun's attitude to public life, Yan Lianke reveals the problems in the rural area and the changes of the society.Therefore, though Yan Lianke has been controversial in the field of local literature, the Lu Xun spirit highlighted in his literary world is worth studying.

Keyword：Lu Xun spirit;Yan Lianke;local literature;intellectuals;