Chinese Modern and Contemporary Prose Texts is the first teaching and research textbook in China that combines the historical development of modern Chinese prose as a potential clue, and carefully selects representative masterpieces for in-depth interpretation in conjunction with the teaching and learning of “Modern Chinese Literary History”. The textbook aims at cultivating students' ability to read carefully, guiding them to master the method of reading prose carefully, and cultivating their aesthetic ability, and selects important prose classics from different historical periods and genres for exemplary in-depth interpretation.