西厢故事,最早起源于唐元稹的传奇小说《莺莺传》,宋金时期,广泛流传,在当时的中原和南江,以各种不同的说唱或戏曲形式演出。然就题材而论,均未能摆脱《莺莺传》原作的窠臼。自金董解元《西厢记诸宫调》(简称《董西厢》)起,故事情节始臻于完善,思想内容有所突破,艺术水平有所提高。王实甫的《西厢记》(简称《王西厢》)是在《董西厢》的基础上写成的。故事情节与《董西厢》基本相同,但题材更集中,艺术性更高,反封建思想倾向更鲜明。当然,《董西厢》自有其长处,但《王西厢》的确是后来居上的。我们不准备全面论述两部西厢记的优缺点,只打算 The story of the West Wing originated in Tang Yuanyuan’s legendary novel Yingying and was widely circulated during the Song and Jin dynasties. At that time, the Central Plains and the Nanjiang River performed in various forms of rap or opera. However, in terms of the theme, they failed to get rid of the original “Yingying Biography” stereotypes. Since Jin Dongjieyuan “West Chamber Notes” (referred to as “Dong Xixiang”), the story begins to improve, the breakthrough in ideological content and artistic enhancement have been made. Wang Shih-fu’s “The West Chamber” (referred to as “Wang Xi”) was written on the basis of “Dong Xixiang”. The plot is basically the same as that of “Dong Xigang”, but the themes are more concentrated, artistic and anti-feudal. Of course, “Dong Xixiang” has its own strengths, but “Wang Xi Xiang” is indeed come from behind. We are not going to give a full account of the strengths and weaknesses of the two Western compartments and only plan to do so