The Chuang-tzu plot remains a favorite of generations of dramatists, due to its philosophy,its legendary elements and the revelation within it on human nature. Since the Jin and Yuan dynasties,the Chuang-tzu plot has gone through three stages: fairy and Taoist plays that featured the Taoist practice in the Jin and Yuan dynasties, moralistic plays that centered around abstinence in the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China, and a turn to the awakening feminine consciousness in the plays on love and emotions in the twentieth century. The evolution of the Chuang-tzu plays is a reflection of the political, ideological and aesthetic trends in different periods of the history.