The exploration of Chinese classical narrative style should focus on time,structure,perspective and especially imagery which was used the best by the tales of marvels in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Tang legand had well praced above, then, Song legand also plastic many glorious women image and form its style.

The subject of women was one of the major topics in the fictions of Song Dynasty.

This paper will analyse the depictions of costume in Zhang Ailing s collection of short stories The Legend, which can help us find out her attitude to costume and her legendary life behind the costume.