Border Town is an idyllic poem full of love and beauty. Cui Cui seems to be the embodiment of love and beauty. She is a boatman girl who has just got rid of childishness, and her actions are childish, which embodies a kind of childlike beauty. Her longing for love is not a strong pursuit, but a vague yearning for girls, which shows the shyness and reserve of girls in mountain villages. Her heart is beautiful, just like a simple and innocent ballad in Xiangxi. Through the image of Cui Cui, the author played down the darkness and pain of reality and eulogized a simple and humanistic lifestyle symbolizing love and beauty.
Shen Congwen's writing style tends to be romantic. He demanded the poetic effect of the novel, combining realism, recalling dreams and symbolism. The language style is simple, the sentences are simple and heavy, the trunk is prominent, simple and vivid, with strong local color, which shows the unique charm and charm of rural human nature. The whole work is full of hidden worries and philosophical thinking about life, such as his true and tenacious life, which gives people lessons and enlightenment.