Abstract: zhang ailing 's novels have a desolate mourning lasting appeal, this kind of lasting appeal is to let people recall boundless .the lasting appeal revealed in its works is closely linked with her own love history and culture . "Half life fate" as one of zhang ailing's works, reflectthis sad lasting appeal in everywhere. "Half life fate" is a full of humanistic works for us about several love story in the meekness and downturn old Shanghai .The hero of the story had been strived to love each other, and hope to be together forever.However, zhang with a cold eyes to describe these love storys that beauty cannot sustain long.Behind the rest of the story was an endless sorrow and poignance. No matter work language description, characters and plot conceived embodies endless sorrow and sadness. This paper tries to show desolate and mourning lasting appealto form three aspects as language, character and plot of her work .Keywords: zhang ailing, "half life fate", sorrow, desolate, lasting appeal