"Linchuan four dreams" is an art as a whole, they are from different sides reflects the era of tang xianzu, reflected the tang xianzu thought and concept of drama.

    Academia of "linchuan four dreams" have different understanding and evaluation. Ming Wang Siren "the peony pavilion Syria punctuate and annotate yu mingyuan hall", reveals the different theme of "linchuan four dreams", "" handan", fairy; also the south ko, Buddha; also, "the women of purple" spiderman also; "peony", also." Qing dynasty Liang Tingnan insisted that "the peony pavilion" the best, and its "rattan flower pavilion song words" cloud: "jade nameplates," four dreams ", "peony pavilion" best, "handan", "southern" and second, the purple women is a spent force." Present, in short, think "purple hair pin down", "peony pavilion" talk about "love", "south ke ji", "handan" talking about "politics".

    Tang xianzu in the inscription of "four dreams", when it comes to the relationship between dream and emotion, this is what he calls a "because of love into the dream, the dream to play" : in women of "purple" HuoXiaoYu because of thought, of love and dreams; A surname in the south ke ji Fen because its will not amount to a dream; He in the handan ji for the enjoyment of life as a dream; "The peony pavilion" borrow "peony pavilion" expresses du liniang and full in love. Feeling of bitterness, du liniang dream for affection, and died of dreams, back from the dead, or real or unreal, is for the performance of her "love". In the "four dreams", tang xianzu by Mr (jade) (yi), du li (li niang) liu (mei) dreams of love, might raise the "truth", by means of a surname Fen, he his ups and downs, tackling a desire to "melodramatic".

    Tang xianzu said, contain all the natural feelings and desires. In the peony pavilion inscription, "declared:" I don't know what feeling, one to and deep. The living can die, and death can be born. Born not to die, but not dead, is not love to also." Because, love has become the brightest standard of tang xianzu's literary thought. There is no doubt that "love" concept is the core of tang xianzu literary thought, also is the legendary four common will.