Interesting names for the studios in Niyanlou
Celebrities and scholars in ancient and modern times have many names for their studios, studios or residences. The purpose is to express feelings, encourage oneself, or have special cherishing and commemorative meanings. The names of some rooms evoke a feeling of admiration and reverence, some allow people to appreciate the spiritual sustenance and spiritual yearning of the seal master, and some are harmonious, timeless and full of fun, subtly providing enlightenment and enjoyment of beauty.
Tao Yuanming, a great poet in the Jin and Song dynasties, did not give up his waist for five buckets of rice. He resigned from his post and retired to the countryside. He eventually stopped serving as an official. His study was named "Gui Qu Lai Guan". Lu You, the great patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, called his bookstore "Laoxue'an" in his later years, which means "the teacher is still learning when he is old, but he still walks at night with a candle", which means that he should live to learn and learn, and his life will never stop and he will continue to learn. Tang Bohu, one of the "Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty", was good at poetry, painting and calligraphy. He was full of talents and often had many strange thoughts. He named the study room built in Taohua Temple "Mengmo Hall". It is said that it was because of Tang Bohu's youth. During this period, he once dreamed that the nine-carp fairy presented him with thousands of ingots of precious ink. From then on, he was quick in thinking and wrote like a god, which became a legend for a while. Xu Wenchang, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty, was very fond of a winding and graceful ivy in front of his house, so he named his apartment "Ivy Book House". Hou Fangyu, a famous essayist in the early Qing Dynasty, had a quick thinking and outstanding talent, but He allowed himself to be manipulated and acted dissolutely. When he was thirty-five years old, he regretted and reflected on himself. He renamed his study "Zhuang Regret Hall" and made up his mind to realize his regrets in his prime. Chen Jieqi, a famous collector in the Qing Dynasty, had nearly ten thousand seals of the Qin and Han Dynasties, so his study was named "Wanyin Tower".
Master Qi Baishi, a famous calligrapher, painter and seal engraver, was over fifty years old and had traveled around the world five times. He was tired of the drifting life, so he named his new residence "Jipingtang", which sounded impressive. It's sad. Zhang Daqian, the world-famous traditional Chinese painting master, has a collection of the world-famous Southern Tang Dynasty painting "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", so he named his studio "Night Banquet Building", which made people fall in love. Deng Sanmu, a famous calligrapher and painter, studied calligraphy, painting, sealing, poetry, and lyrics intensively. He said that calligraphy, sealing, and poetry were the best, followed by poetry and painting, so he called his living room "three long and two short fasts", which is really interesting. The famous red scholar Yu Pingbo immigrated to No. 79 Laojun Hall, Chaoyangmen Nei, Beijing in 1919. There was an ancient locust tree in the courtyard of the mansion, and his study was just under the shade of the locust tree, so he named his study the "Ancient Locust Tree House". Zhang Henshui, the famous Zhang Hui novelist, lived in Nanquan, Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War. There were three thatched houses that often leaked on rainy days, hence the name "Tai Luozhai". Chen Yinke, a famous scholar and master of Chinese studies, taught at Tsinghua University in Peking after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Due to the changing times and unclear vision, he named his study "the room that is not visible but clean". The famous scholar Yang Mingzhao encouraged himself by saying, "Knowing the ends of the world, you can never stop learning", so he named the study room "Learning can never stop".
The bookstore of the famous historian and late Chen Yuan of Beijing Normal University is named "Liyun Bookstore", which reflects his consistent scholarly style of diligent writing. Professor Wang Li, a linguist, named his bookstore "Dragon Chong Bing Diao Zhai". His practice is supported by the large-scale dragon carving works and popular short articles. Mr. Yang Shuda, linguist and editor of "Ci Jian", believes that "small is the foundation of big, big is the development of small, more is the result of less, less is the foundation of more, and knowledge is accumulated bit by bit. "So, he named the bookstore "Jiweiju". The famous paleographer and Sun Yat-sen University professor Shang Chengzuo named his bookstore "Chenzhai" to encourage himself to study knowledge with the spirit of "perseverance". The bookstore of Yao Xueyin, the famous novelist and author of the long historical novel "Li Zicheng", is called "Wu Zhi Jing Zhai", which means "endless" and means to explore with humility. Qian Juntao, a famous calligrapher, painter, seal engraver, and collector, loved the calligraphy and paintings of Zhao Zhiqian (Wu Meng), Bao Shichen (Juan Weng), and Wu Changshuo (Bitter Iron), so he took the first character of their nicknames. The name of the room was "Wujuan Kuzhai". During the Cultural Revolution, he was accused of having no right (tired) but could (ku) catch (zhai)", which was a homophony of "wujuekuzhai". He was criticized and became a legend. The famous calligrapher and painter Lai Shaoqi did not forget Lu Xun's teachings: "Huge buildings are always built up of wood and stone. Why don't we make wood and stone? I often do odd things, just for this," so he chose his study as "One wood and one stone". The studio of the famous painters Xie Zhiliu and Chen Peiqiu was named "Mu Zhuang Hall", borrowing the meaning of Cao Mengde's poem "A martyr's twilight years are full of ambition" to express his lifelong pursuit and unswerving ambition.