What is the story of the West Chamber?

To put it simply, this is a love story in which Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying go through various difficulties and finally get married.

The Romance of the West Chamber is called Cui Yingying Waiting for the Moon in the Romance of the West Chamber. It was written by Wang Shifu, a famous zaju writer in Yuan Dynasty, and was written in the years of Yuan Zhen and Dade.

Cui Yingying's Romance of the West Chamber puts forward the idea that "All shall be well, jack shall have Jill", which has a more distinct theme of anti-feudal ethics and anti-feudal marriage system.

First of all, Cui Yingying's Romance of the West Chamber praised the marriage based on love, and denied the traditional way of marriage in feudal society. As a Miss Guo Xiang, Yingying falls in love with a scholar who has lost both books and swords, which, to a great extent, violates the standard of choosing a spouse based on family status, property and power. Yingying and Zhang Sheng always pursue sincere feelings. At first, they fell in love with each other's talents and looks. After a series of events, such as chorus singing, temple fair police, listening to the piano, refusing to get married and forcing them to try, their emotional content became richer. What dominates here is a sincere spiritual feeling.

Secondly, Yingying and Zhang Sheng have actually put their love above fame and fortune. Zhang Sheng "stayed in Pudong" for Yingying, instead of rushing to the exam; For love, he almost lost his life several times until he was forced to take an exam in Beijing. After winning, he is still "dreaming of leaving Pudong Road". When Yingying saw Zhang Sheng off at the pavilion, she told him that "if you are an official in this field, you will come back when you are sick". She doesn't value fame, and thinks that "a lotus flower is better than a champion". Even when the news of Zhang Sheng's high school came, she didn't feel happy, but aggravated her symptoms. Cui Yingying's "The West Chamber" is also a happy ending, but the whole play runs through the idea of valuing emotion over fame, which shows the progress of Wang Shifu's thought.

The play has a strong color of anti-feudal ethics. The author writes about the young people's longing for love, the uncontrollable legitimate feelings and desires, and the conflict between the young people's own wishes and their parents' wishes. Expressed the love concept of "May all living beings in the world become one family". The whole drama system is magnificent, and five books are used to interpret a complete story continuously, which is rare in ancient zaju. The plot festival is fascinating, vivid, literary and poetic.