Wang Shiqing had distinct theoretical concepts about traditional Chinese opera. With works of one Zaju and two Chuanqi operas, he presided over a rich accumulation of creative experience. Wang Shiqing's works embody elegance and decency, and his theoretical concepts defend traditional opera's forms. Reinterpreting and resonating with traditional romance, the operas combine grief with indignation in self-narration, as well as family-based ethics and reference to political situations. He infused these works with extremely strong and distinctive emotions, expressing his deep concern about political situations and the nation's destiny, reflecting a general tendency in modern drama of searching for possibilities of innovation and a revolutionary way out from the alternatives of simply carrying on tradition or learning occidental concepts, and of presentation of political events or expression of personal emotions. Meanwhile, Wang Shiqing also made outstanding achievements in creating poetry (poems and "ci") and lyric verses ("sanqu"), which made him a modern litterateur of historical significance in both traditional Chinese opera and literature, and made him worthy of attention from researchers of Chinese modern and contemporary literature and history of traditional Chinese opera.