Abstract: The Travels of Lao Ts'an is a jumble of novels, including the realistic and self-justifying narration of the imperial world in the late Qing Dynasty, and the many strokes of the novels are divided in the novel. The novel contains elements of popular fictions, such as politics and detective, as well as the lyrical elements that were loved by intellectuals at the time. It is mixed with the author's desire for diversity, the tendency of the readers' market and the experimental style of the novel.