Abstract: Curfew,as an important culture institution under the ancient traditional farming society,is ostensibly the management of personnel travel,but its core contains the philosophical thought of the harmony of Yin and Yang in ancient Chinese tradition,the concept of time and space and ethical consciousness formed under the farming civilization.The literary writing of curfew is mainly reflected in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,which vividly reflects the curfew status of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and has unique literary significance and value.

Key words: curfew, cultural implication, literary writing