被誉为“奇书”的《西游记》因其纷繁复杂的妖魔而被鲁迅定义为“神魔小说”，在作者创造的这个亦真亦幻的神话世界里，一系列形象鲜明、独具特色的妖魔形象跃然纸上，其中被着力塑造的妖魔形象甚至远远多于人神。而在《西游记》中，作者对这些妖魔们所使用兵器的描写可谓独具特色、别开生面，这些描写表面上看似荒诞不经，实际上其复杂性、生动性以及所承载的文化内涵和审美意蕴都是超乎想象的。而兵器的演绎在塑造妖魔形象、丰富故事情节、增强阅读趣味和传达创作意旨等多个方面都起到了重要作用。本文欲就《西游记》中有关妖魔兵器的描写展开讨论，试分析妖魔兵器描写的艺术特色、价值以及精神象征。

Known as "Wonderful", "Journey to the West" was regarded as "Ghost Stories" by Lu Xun because of its numerous and complex monsters, in the creation of the magic and living world, a series of vivid, unique demon image fleshed out with features, which have been efforts to shape, or even far more than the people and God. In "Journey to the West", the unique description of weapons of these demons the authors used break new ground. These descriptions seemingly absurd, in fact, its complexity, vitality and the carrying aesthetic appreciation of the culture are unimaginable. The interpretation of weapons of the image in shaping the devil, rich story, and enhance reading fun and creative intentions, and other aspects of communication have played an important role. This article will discuss the description of the demon weapon in "Journey to the West", and try to describe the art of demon weapons characteristics, value and symbol.