Because of this apparent lack of "political" grounding, "Spring in a Small Town" was rejected by the Communist Party as rightist or reactionary, and was ignored following the Communist victory in China in 1949. This criticism was connected to socialist realist cultural policy introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The environment in the film enhances the mood of a solitary obscure town and broken homes. Complemented by low music and slow rhythm. There are no other characters in addition to the five characters, which creates a "tragic and lonely " atmosphere in the film.