Shi Tiesheng's prose collections included " I and the Earth Altar,"" Notes on Emptiness,"" Life is like a String,"" Step by Step Shocking Heart,"" Everything is Spiritual and Beautiful,"" Fortress Besieged,"" Spring Silkworms," and " My Ten-Year War with Cats." His prose style is unique, expressing his life sentiment, commenting on social reality and describing natural landscape, which is full of philosophical and emotional color. His works were deeply loved by the readers and were hailed as one of the representatives of modern Chinese prose.