When we comment on a woman, appearance must come first. What does Lin Huiyin look like? To be fair, although her facial features are not stunning, they are dignified and generous. In addition, she is very good at dressing up. In terms of appearance, she can definitely stand out from passers-by. After talking about appearance, let’s talk about conversation and temperament. How is Lin Huiyin's eloquence? It can be reflected from the side of "Madam's Living Room" that Liang and Lin were not the first people in the Chinese Cultural Salon, but at least they were the pioneers; among the intellectual circles in Peking in the 1930s, the Liang family's tea party every Saturday could be said to be the most important She is famous, but in this tea party, Lin, as the hostess, is the absolute central figure. How central is she? Both Bing Xin and Qian Zhongshu had to mention the wife's "ability" in their satires (for details, see Bing Xin's "Our Wife's Living Room" & Qian Zhongshu's "Cat"). She is talented and quick-thinking, and is very good at and enjoys the role of host and "central figure". Therefore, she has attracted a large number of literati, including many of her pursuers and admirers (the atmosphere of the Republic of China is still relatively open, I don't think so) I dare to speculate whether Liang Sicheng really doesn't mind, but at least he welcomes them on the surface).
Lin Huiyin has almost become a legend that the Republic of China contributed to contemporary times. She is beautiful, intelligent, popular, social-savvy, has made great achievements in her career, and has been married quite successfully. Moreover, the most rare thing is that after her successful marriage, there are still so many gentlemen who are willing to stay with her and embellish her beauty. She is unprecedented, has read the Bible, studied abroad, is proud of her beauty, and has countless manners. Modern women regard her as an object of study and admiration. Some people comment that she is a typical white, rich and beautiful woman, with three good harvests in career, marriage and love. The phrase "You are the April day in the world" has also become a well-known saying. Petty bourgeoisie argument.
However, Lin Huiyin was not the only socialite and talented woman during the Republic of China. Not to mention female writers with both talents and talents such as Lu Bicheng, Chen Hengzhe, Ling Shuhua, Lu Yin, Feng Yuanjun, Bing Xin, Xiao Hong, and Zhang Ailing, socialites also included Lu Xiaoman and Wang Yingxia. , in addition to the literary and art circles, there are also women with distinctive personalities and talents such as the Song sisters, the Kang sisters, the Hefei Zhang sisters, Yang Buwei, and Mao Yanwen. So, why Lin Huiyin?
At the same time, even the same Lin Huiyin has rich versatility. There is Lin Huiyin, a writer who writes good poetry, and Lin Huiyin, an architect who designed the national emblem and the Monument to the People's Heroes; there is Tagore who visited Hua Shi accompanied Lin Huiyin, who starred in plays and starred in dramas, and was in the limelight for a while. There was Lin Huiyin, the hostess who talked and laughed freely in "The Wife's Living Room". There was also Lin Huiyin who accompanied her husband to travel through mountains and rivers to inspect ancient buildings, and even moved on the sickbed during the Anti-Japanese War. Lin Huiyin who never loses his national integrity. So, why is it that Lin Huiyin, who was caught up in gossip and love affairs, is the one that everyone talks about and remembers so much that he is beyond recognition?
The three words Lin Huiyin have become an object and a symbol that everyone can peek into, tell about, and consume, adding their own conjectures, imaginations, and even slanders and insults to the On top of it. There are even jokes on Weibo summarizing the experience of "How beauty Lin Huiyin of the Republic of China picks up men", such as "Hang in various high-end circles and get to know literati, businessmen, poets, scholars and officials", "Falling in love with multiple people at the same time, copying the same words and scenes to multiple people" Personally, save time and cost", "Marry the most famous person, have scandals with the most famous person, and then marry the most committed person." Recalling that year, Jin Yuelin made a couplet for Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, saying "A gentleman on the beam, a beauty on the forest floor." Lin Huiyin said: "It's really annoying, what is beautiful and not beautiful? It seems that a woman has nothing to do, as if she is only qualified to be a decoration! "However, Lin Huiyin did not expect that nearly a century later, she would become the ornament that he hated the most, and even more so, becoming a flat symbol for consumption in the Internet era.
The profound meaning of Lin Huiyin as a symbol lies in this. It is not just Lin Huiyin who is consumed and discredited, but a representative of women. A rich and three-dimensional individual in history is compressed into an object of appreciation and peeping. . In today's Internet age, not only Lin Huiyin, but more and more figures in the Republic of China will not escape the fate of such symbolization and facial expressions. Especially with the popularity of Weibo, all rumors and anecdotes can easily become fragmented jokes. It is difficult to tell the whole story by spreading rumors. Of course, in the face of these troubled rights and wrongs in later generations, if the parties involved know about it, they can just laugh it off. At most, they can give a bottle of Shanxi mature vinegar like Lin Huiyin did back then.
Today I’m going to talk about Lin Huiyin, firstly because she is very representative. Second, she is very topical. Whether others evaluate ourselves, or we ourselves evaluate other people or other things. Everyone must remember that if you bloom, the breeze will come. May you be bathed in the spring breeze and have peaceful years.