In the wake of The West Chamber, a large number of books appeared in the Ming dynasty in the "talented boy meets beautiful girl" genre. They all follow the structure of The West Chamber, with a gifted scholar and a beautiful maiden who fall in love at first sight and then, flouting conventional morality, sleep together.
《西廂記》之後，明朝出現大量的「才子佳人」書，故事架構同於西廂記，總是郎才女貌、一見鍾情，之後便逾越禮教，枕席相親。