As an important part of Chinese biographic literature,overseas Chinese works have achieved greatly in the 20th Century.

The author gives a brief account of the ups and downs that he has tasted during his 30 years of biographic literature composition,meanwhile,touching people s hearts with his deep perception and thoughts about biographic literature composing.

It is not optimistic that the development and trend of Chinese biographic literature at the beginning of the 21~(st) century.

The authors of biography in Qing Dynasty emphasized the literal biography.

On the other hand, they have the courage to write biography about "injustice provoke outcry", in order that these biographies will be lived forever.

All these have influenced the development of modern Chinese biographies in a uniquely valuable and significant way.

The forms of inscriptions,itineraries,essays,scribbles,for example,are vivid,while the historical literatures and biographies are huge with the style of being profound or philosophical,or,even humorous or with true emotion which provided feasts to the readers.

The composition of biographies on contemporary leaders has been so popular in modern times and achieved remarkable achievements, while the shortcomings cannot be ignored and some lessons should be drawn.

Chinese biography literature does not develop in a direct line.

And the interference will evolve with the development of human society, so the themes of biography literature have evolved gradually as time goes on.

The Orientation of Value and the Crisis in the Present Creation of Biographical Literature;

A brief discussion on the principal features of biographical literature in China s New Period;

Can the biographical literature mainly describing actual person and event have artistic treatment? The answer is affirmative.