明清时期 ,理学衰微、心学繁盛的社会思潮以及商品经济发展 ,市民阶层壮大的社会现实 ,对这一时期的白话小说《八段锦》的创作和流行产生了直接的重大影响。《八段锦》选编了八个通俗的市民故事 ,生动地反映了这一时代的社会面貌 ,其中陈腐的说教与新思想并存。我们在批判它的糟粕之时 ,也应该积极肯定它所蕴藏着的进步性 The Ming and Qing Dynasties, the decline of Neo-Confucianism, the prosperous psychology of society and the social reality of the development of commodity economy and the growth of citizens’ class had a direct and significant impact on the creation and prevalence of the vernacular novel Ba Duan Jin during this period. Eight Baduanjin compiled eight popular civic stories, vividly reflecting the social outlook of this era, of which the coexistence of preaching and new ideas coexist. When we criticize its dross, we should also positively affirm the progress it holds