Since its publication in 2016, Paper Hawk has been studied in different aspects by critics such as the inheritance of Chinese classical literature tradition, the conception of language and structure form, and even the use of images in the novel. The historical imagination involved has also attracted high academic attention. As one of the clues in the novel, the Chinese diet helped with a keen insight in the outlining of the times, the characterization of human nature and the reflection on traditional culture. Taking it as a starting point, one can explore the path of the evolution and development of human history. The hearty thanks here go to Dr. Xu Shiying for the interview on “historic writing,” which has represented the diachronic depth of Paper Hawk in a dialogical way.