2. Yuan Mei (1765438+March 25th, 2006-179865438+1October 3rd), whose real name was Jianzhai, was named Cangshan lay man, Suiyuan master and Suiyuan old man in his later years. Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) was born in Cixi, Zhejiang. He was a representative poet, essayist, literary critic and gourmet in Ganjia period of Qing Dynasty.

3. Qianlong was a scholar for four years (1739) and was awarded to Jishi Shu, the academician courtyard. In the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), he was transferred to Jiangsu, and served as county magistrate in Lishui, Jiangning, Jiangpu and Shuyang for seven years. He was famous for his political diligence.

4. Nai's career is not smooth, and he has no intention of collecting money; In the 14th year of Qianlong's reign (1749), he resigned from his post and lived in Nanjing Kokura Suiyuan, where he wrote poems, especially for female disciples. In the second year of Jiaqing (1797), Yuan Mei died at the age of 82. After his death, he was buried in Baibupo, Nanjing, known as "Mr. Suiyuan".

5. Yuan Mei advocated the theory of "spirit of nature", which was called "three masters of Ganjia" together with Zhao Yi and Jiang Shiquan, and "three masters of spirit" together with Zhao Yi and Zhang Wentao, and was one of the "eight masters of parallel prose in Qing Dynasty". The style of writing is the same as that of Ji Yun, a great scholar in Zhili, and he is called "Southern Yuan and Northern Ji". The main work handed down from generation to generation is Xiao Cang Shan Fang Ji.

6. Poems are accompanied by gardens and addenda, and food lists are accompanied by gardens, noon rain and beard rain. The masterpiece of prose "Salute to Sister" is sincere and has a long history. Classical Chinese critics compare it with Han Yu's Ode to Twelve Lang in Tang Dynasty.