Su Xiaoxiao was the first geisha in Qiantang during the Southern Qi Dynasty, the most famous talented woman and beauty in ancient China, and also a legendary famous geisha.
The life of the character
Su Xiaoxiao was the first geisha in Qiantang during the Southern Qi Dynasty, the most famous talented woman and beauty in ancient China, and also a legendary famous geisha. According to Zhang Guangbi's poems in Yuan Dynasty, Su Xiaoxiao was buried in Jiaxing County after his death.
Some people think that Su Xiaoxiao is a figure invented by later scholars and does not exist in reality. At first, Su Xiaoxiao became famous because of many literati's poems and songs, such as Li He's Su Xiaoxiao. As for the story of the tanker, it is only the interpretation of future generations. The so-called poem written by Su Xiaoxiao originally originated from a poet who spent the night by the West Lake and dreamed that a woman called herself Su Xiaoxiao and sang the first half of the poem. When the poet woke up, he realized something, recorded the first half, and continued the second half, describing Su Xiaoxiao in his dream, inscribed by the West Lake. The upper and lower paragraphs of this word are actually inconsistent. The first half is the first person, and the second half is obviously an objective description in the eyes of others: I live by the Qiantang River, and flowers bloom and fall, regardless of the year. Swallows take away the spring scenery, and the screen is Huang Meiyu. Obliquely inserted rhinoceros combs clouds and spits, sandalwood taps and sings golden rays. Looking at the clouds, I couldn't find a place and dreamed that the moon gave birth to Nanpu.
Legend has it that Su Xiaoxiao was buried next to Xiqiao Bridge after his death, and there was a stone tablet in front of him with the title: Su Xiaoxiao Tomb in Qiantang. Su Xiaoxiao's Tomb is very famous in Hangzhou. According to legend, after Su Xiaoxiao's death, flowers lingered among flowers and trees. According to historical records, there was a scholar named Sima Yi in the Song Dynasty who dreamed that a beautiful woman was singing in Charlotte, asked her name and said: Su Xiaoxiao in Xiling. What song? Yue: "golden wisp". In the last five years, Cai Zhong recommended Dongpo as an official of the Qin Dynasty because of his way. Several chapters are different, saying, "Su Xiaozhi's tomb is in Xiling, why not hang it with wine?" Cai Zhong went to look for his grave and worshipped it. It is night, dreaming and sleeping together, saying: I am willing to pay. After three years of seclusion, Cai Zhong died in Hangzhou and was buried next to a small tomb.
The Su Xiaoxiao family used to be officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After moving from Gusu in the south of the Yangtze River to Qiantang, she managed by her ancestral property and became a well-off local businessman. Her parents only have her daughter, and she likes her very much. Because she is petite, she is called a smile. When Su Xiaoxiao was fifteen years old, his parents died. He sold his fortune and moved to Xiling Bridge in the west of the city with his wet nurse Jia Yi. They live in a small building in a pine forest, live on their own savings every day and enjoy themselves in the mountains and rivers. Because of her exquisiteness and charm, there are always many charming teenagers behind her car. Without the control of his parents, Su Xiaoxiao is happy to associate with literati and often makes friends with poetry in his own small building. Cars are always coming and going in front of her door, and Su Xiaoxiao has become a famous poet and prostitute in Qiantang area.
One day, while playing, Su Xiaoxiao met a handsome son-Ruan Yu. They fell in love at first sight. Ruan Yu visited Su Xiaoxiao's house, was treated by beautiful women, and slept in the same bed at night. Since then, Su Xiaoxiao and Ruan Yu have been inseparable and travel together every day. However, Ruan Yu's father was very angry when he heard that he was hanging out with prostitutes in Qiantang all day, and forced him to return to Jinling (now Nanjing). Su Xiaoxiao looked forward to a day, but his lover didn't come back and finally fell ill. Fortunately, she is not a compulsive person. Several lovely and gentle sons came into the room to chat with Su Xiaoxiao, and she gradually returned to her old life.
On a sunny autumn day, by the lake, she met a man who looked like Ruan Yu, but dressed simply and looked depressed. She didn't know until she heard the news that the man's name was Bao Ren, and he couldn't catch up with the exam because of insufficient travel expenses. She felt that this person was very popular and would definitely go to high school, so she offered to provide financial and material help. Baoren was grateful and walked to the examination room with great ambition.
At that time, the observation of Shangjiang made Meng Lang come to Qiantang to do business. As an official, it was difficult for him to walk to Sue's small house, so he sent someone to invite her to the mansion. I didn't expect Su Xiaoxiao to have a big shelf, so I urged her to come over several times. Meng Lang decided to give her a duel, so she pointed to a plum blossom outside the courtyard and asked her to write a poem. Su Xiaoxiao casually recited: Although plum blossoms are proud and charming, how can they be cold in spring? If it is whiter, you must see it! Meng Lang is full of admiration.
The following spring, Su Xiaoxiao died of illness. At this time, Bao Ren was already a top scholar and was appointed as the secretariat of Sliding State. He passed by Su Xiaoxiao's house on his way to his post, but he caught up with her funeral. Bao Ren caressed the coffin and wept bitterly. He erected a monument in front of her grave and wrote: Su Xiaoxiao Tomb in Qiantang.
There is a poem saying: "Jade was once buried here in Hushan, and gold can be cast when flowers fall on the moon." . The tomb is covered with a hexagonal pyramid-shaped roof pavilion called "Mucai Pavilion", which is said to have been built by Bao Ren, a scholar funded by Su Xiaoxiao.
"Born in Xiling, died in Xiling and was buried in Xiling" is Su Xiaoxiao's last wish. The scenery is very small for me.
The place where incense is buried by Xiqiao Bridge not only fulfills the beauty's wish, but also adds color to the landscape of the West Lake.
Personality assessment
The significance of Su Xiaoxiao is that she constitutes a peculiar confrontation with the orthodox personality structure. No matter how serious a scholar is,
In social character, it can be blameless, but it often suppresses the natural process of life itself and others. This structure is so grand and powerful that the torrent of life consciousness can't help becoming wild and strange under the siege of mountains. The paradox of morality and immorality, humanity and inhumanity, beauty and ugliness once again appears here: the great reason of human nature will also be hidden in the filth of society, and the way to realize this great reason is often too weird for normal people to tolerate. On the contrary, the great light of social history is often at the expense of many important propositions of human ontology. The ideal state of one-way perfection is mostly a dream. One of the great sorrows that mankind cannot get rid of is here.