《隐秀》是《文心雕龙》中的一篇残文,关于现存版本是原文还是后人填补问题,历来存有争议,且尚难以定论。但作为刘勰论文学创作的一个十分重要的美学思想,它反映了刘勰对文学创作的一种美学要求,且对后世文论思想产生了深远的影响。因此,对“隐秀”及其包含的美学意蕴进行探究,有助于我们深刻地理解刘勰的美学思想。 Hidden Show is a piece of writing in The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. It has always been controversial and difficult to draw a conclusion as to whether the existing version is the original or the posterity. However, as a very important aesthetic idea of ​​Liu Xie’s literary creation, it reflects Liu Xie’s aesthetic requirements for literary creation, and has a profound impact on later literary criticism. Therefore, inquiring into the “hidden show” and its aesthetic implications, it helps us to understand Liu Xie’s aesthetic thoughts deeply.