The Fire Carp, a new novel of returning-home literature, is written by Jiang Yi Bin, who expressed his love and reflection of hometown in this novel. In the term of writing techniques, it follows the tradition of returning-home literature, showing the middle-aged’ s struggles between dream and reality, seeking spiritual home by returning home and reflecting on the culture of country history and reality. On the emotional tendency, it is the return of local lyric tradition, expressing his love of nature and childhood, as well as his love and pain in pursuing the spiritual home.