Her works bridge the gap between the pure literature that emerged after the May 4 Movement and popular fiction. She formed her own style that is irreplaceable and fresh, combining the best from Chinese ancient classics, popular works and foreign literature.

Chen Zishan, critic, expert on Chang's work

At a time when most Chinese writers tirelessly explored the new and unprecedented in the May 4 brand of the modernist spirit, Chang opted to dwell on what many a critic deems decadent and ideologically problematic. She managed to bring about the most unconventional of conventionalities.

David Der-wei Wang, professor, Harvard University

Eileen Chang reminds me of Lin Daiyu (in A Dream of Red Mansions). Her mind and moods are like those of Daiyu, a combination of self-pity, self-love and self-esteem But Chang is by no means Daiyu, because she has stepped out of her boudoir and is familiar with the ways of the world.

Su Tong

, writer

Chang is among the few talented bilingual writers of China. In The Book of Change, she gives tireless and delicate descriptions on details of a vanished world.

Leo Ou-fan Lee, critic

Eileen Chang's life is a great work (in itself) she likes to use a desolate gesture or a heavy sigh to describe characters in her works. In fact, her life per se is a desolate gesture and a heavy sigh.

Ye Zhaoyan, writer