Allusions and anecdotes of Shichahai

Cultural celebrities who lived in Shichahai in past dynasties include Zhao Mengfu, a great calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty, Li Dongyang and Mi, great scholars in Wenyuange in Ming Dynasty, three brothers Yuan Chongdao, Yuan Zhongdao and Yuan Hongdao, and Nalan Xingde, a great poet in Qing Dynasty. There is a "Dew Pavilion" in the Pearl Building of the University where Nalan Xingde once lived (later Qin Chungong and Soong Ching Ling's former residence). Nalan Xingde often drinks and writes poems in the pavilion with his literary friends Zhu Yizun, Yan, Yan, etc.

There is a famous article by Nalan Xingde, "The Golden Man Exposes the Plate, the Lotus and Sun Friends in Ye Jing Temple": "The lotus is light, the lotus is cold, and the rainbow is broken. Red window, curtain hook at the beginning Tian Tian Cuigai, while the sun is setting, the fish waves are tangy. At this time, draw a pavilion, hang down on the bank of Yang, sleep and comb your hair. This ancient path, this road, is heavy everywhere and full of Excellence. Miss hibiscus, leisurely on the red lake, lying watching peach leaves send to Lanzhou. The afternoon wind blew down the dream of Jiangnan, and the dream was full of diamonds. " This poem not only describes the beautiful scenery of Shichahai, but also expresses the memory of Yan, a good friend who was dismissed and returned to the south.

Shichahai is related to the writer Cao Xueqin. Some redologists believe that Gongwangfu Garden is the Grand View Garden. The predecessor of the palace was the mansion, which was Cao's mansion before, but the house at that time was relatively small. Whether this statement is accurate or not remains to be verified by redologists. There is a big meeting alley in the north of Gongwangfu. No.6 Hutong is a courtyard called Fang Shuijing. There is a well in the yard, which is said to have been used by the Cao family and is also the Cao family's house. Whether these two houses are the Cao family's houses or not, there are many records that the Cao family has a house in the inner city, two houses in Wanaji Yuzui and one house.