The word "drinking ice" originated in Zhuangzi? "Life": "Today I was ordered to drink ice at night. What is my anger? " The original meaning is a metaphor for one's inner worries. At that time, Liang Qichao was ordered by Emperor Guangxu to carry out reform and reform, and was ordered by the crisis. In the face of domestic troubles and foreign invasion, Liang Qichao's inner anxiety can be imagined. How to solve his "anger" Only "drinking ice" can solve it. So he used the word "drinking ice" to express his inner anxiety.

Liang Qichao is one of the leaders of modern reformists in China, and a native of Xinhui, Guangdong. Together with Kang Youwei, he advocated political reform and called it "Kang Liang".

His political essays written in his early years were fluent, emotional and distinctive. His book was compiled into The Drinking Room Collection. Liang Qichao's former residence is located at No.44, minzu road, Hebei District, Tianjin, and the ice drinking room is located at No.46, minzu road. These two houses were built by Liang Qichao in the early years of the Republic of China when he bought Xima Road vacant lot in the old Italian concession in Zhou Guoxian. Minzu road apartment is an Italian two-story brick-wood building, which was built in 19 14.

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