In traditional Chinese societies, women played a more crucial role in maintaining family relations than their male counterparts did for their responsibility to raise children and taking care of the household. Wenrens (literati; scholar-officials) of middle-to-late Tang dynasty endeavored to capture women's life in their works, showcasing their compassion for women and an aspiration for a better society. This paper aims at exploring the representation of women in Xu Xuanguailu. This paper argues that with depictions of ordinary women (who might be a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law, and mother), and those living outside normal households, such as prostitutes, Taoist priestess and nuns, this story collection revealed the social reality of the Tang empire. By investigating the author's ethical views and reasons for compiling the collection, this paper would finally interpret the literati values and the significance of humanism through the lens of Xu Xuanguialu