Writings about the Crucifixion in modern Chinese literature mainly focus on revealing Jesus' psychological suffering in Gethsemane and the scene of Jesus' death on the cross. In these writings, Jesus' divinity is obscured, and the manifestation of his human nature is foregrounded. The writings about the Crucifixion are characterized by particular tragic qualities in aesthetic style. The love of the modern Chinese writers for the crucifixion relates to its resonance with the times, with their personal experience, and also with the particular allutre of the tragic material. The analysis of these writings can refine further the outline of the contextualized image of Jesus, and offer a more nuanced answer to the question of the Christology in modern Chinese literature.