The crisis of expression in anthropological circles in the middle of the 20th century made people lose confidence in the scientific and objective nature of ethnography. The publication of Writing Culture: Poetics and politics of ethnography (hereinafter referred to as Writing Culture) reflects deeply on the creation and research mode of traditional ethnography in its sharp language. Based on the reading and thinking of Writing Culture, this paper discusses the reflection and exploration of ethnographic writing in "Expressing Crisis".