Couplet written by Guo Moruo for the Liaozhai Hall of Pu Songling Memorial Hall: Painting people and painting ghosts is superior to others, and thorns are greedy and cruel to the bone. Writing about ghosts and demons is superior to others; writing about greed and cruelty is deeply penetrating.
This couplet was inscribed by Guo Moruo for Pu Songling in 1962 at Pu Songling’s former residence in Pujiazhuang, Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. The couplet is: Writing about ghosts and demons is superior to others; it is about stabbing greed and cruelty, and it is three points deep into the bones.
Writing about ghosts and monsters: Lu Xun's "A Brief History of Chinese Novels": ""Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is not only detailed, but also shows the commonplace, making the flower demons and fox charms more humane, amiable, and forgetful. "Alien." This refers to the theme of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" which is about ghosts, foxes and flower demons.
Superior: It not only means that the ghost fox image created by Pu Songling in the novel is more vivid than the "human", but also means that Pu Songling's writing ability is different from ordinary people.
Corruption: Corruption refers to corrupt officials. The couplet refers to the theme of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" written by Pu Songling, which is to satirize the greed and tyranny of the feudal ruling class.
Three points into the bones: The idiom "three points into the wood" is used to describe the depth of insights and discussions, indicating that "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" exposes the evil society deeply to the bone.