本文以舉例的方式，揭出中國文學中臥遊作品的類型與特點，並討論相關問題，包括從讀者的立場看，臥遊文學應如何認知，以及幻遊文學與臥遊文學的異同等。文末則主張記遊、臥遊與幻遊作品三者起源頗早，且各有裔孫，可以之為脈絡，區分某些作品的性質，俾能在詮釋上掌握住大體，且在文學史上與前代、後代相銜接。

The paper introduces the spiritual travel writing as a category in Chinese literature and its characteristics. Similarities and differences between spiritual travel literature and fantasized travel literature are discussed. The paper further analyzes how to perceive spiritual travel literature from reader’s angle. Travel literature, spiritual travel writing, and fantasized travel writing share an early origin and produce their own offspring, which offers the context for us, when reading these works, to inquire, interpret, and finally connect them to the history of literature.