As one of the most important spiritual legacies of left-wing literature and art, Yan'an literature and art holds an extremely important position in the history of both modern Chinese and modern world literature and art. The cultural, ideological, and artistic vitality of Yan'an literature and art has only grown. Yan'an literature and art has not only survived repeated "farewell" attempts, but also, the more it is cleansed by time, the more radiantly brilliant it appears. Thus, analyzing Yan'an literature and art can be done from a variety of theoretical perspectives. However, from this author's limited reading, research on this issue often centers around several classic works, such as Mao Zedong's "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art" and "On New Democracy." Objectively speaking, these classic works are what laid the foundation for the ideas and theories surrounding Yan’an literature and art. Their attraction to scholars, therefore, is not only natural, but also inevitable. But as far as research is concerned, overly fixing one's sights on one particular point not only produces thorough and detailed analysis, but can also easily result in the homogenization of research and even the ossification of critical thinking. Thus, the author believes that in order to analyze the rich cultural legacy of Yan'an literature and art, in addition to focusing on collecting and researching the classic works, there also needs to be a broadening of historical perspective and academic scope in order to activate the cultural, ideological, and artistic vitality contained within Yan’an literature and art.