Since ancient times, our country has been a country of poetry, calligraphy and etiquette. Many literati have special places for collecting books, reading and writing, which are sometimes called studies, or rooms, residences, pavilions, halls, etc. . The names of these study rooms reveal the temperament and interests of the owners to a certain extent. They are often due to something or for some reason, and they are colorful and have their own meanings. These interesting room names often give people useful inspiration.
Humble Room: The name of the living room and study room of Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poet once wrote a popular "Inscription on the Humble Room" to describe the simplicity of his study. He compared his "humble room" with Zhuge Liang's "Thatched Cottage" during the Three Kingdoms and the "Xuan Pavilion" of the Western Han Dynasty writer Yang Xiong, expressing his noble character. His character and his joy in living in poverty.
Laoxuean: the name of the study room of the patriotic poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty in his later years. Taking the words of Mingzhai as "learning is like walking at night with a candle in front of a teacher", he is determined to live and learn until he is old, and his life will never stop and he will never stop learning.
Kuzhai: The Ming Dynasty writer Zhang Yi lived in seclusion in a shabby room in Longquan County to study and create. He took pleasure in suffering, worked hard, and wrote many famous poems. He once said: "People know that happiness is happiness, but they do not know that suffering is happiness." Liu Ji was moved by this spirit and wrote the article "Kuzhai Ji" and named Zhang Yi's study Kuzhai.
"Qi Fen Zhai": also known as "Qi Lu Zhai". The Ming Dynasty writer Zhang Pu was diligent and studious since he was a child. When he read, he must copy it by hand. After copying, he would read it aloud and then burn it. Then he would copy it again, read it again, and burn it again. This was repeated six or seven times. Over time, calluses developed on the place where his right hand holds the pen. In order to encourage himself, he named the house where he studied "Qi Fen Zhai".
Xiang Jixuan: Ming Dynasty writer Gui Youguang’s study. It is said that his distant ancestor Daolong once lived in Xiangjijing, Taicang County, Jiangsu Province. He named it after "Xiangji" to commemorate his ancestors.
Liaozhai: Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling named the bookstore "Liaozhai". According to legend, when writing "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", Pu Songling often set up cigarettes and tea on the roadside in order to collect materials. Passers-by only need to come here to tell stories, rumors, or chat, and they can enjoy them for free. Once he heard useful "materials", Pu Songling would go back and compile them into documents, so he named the bookstore "Liao Zhai".
Pingshui Zhai: Shu Wei, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, had a wide range of interests in his life. He was knowledgeable, agile in writing, and could write poems with ease. He compared his creative achievements to a bottle of water drawn from the ocean, so he named his study "Pingshui Studio".
Green Forest Bookstore: In the early 1920s, the famous writer and thinker Mr. Lu Xun supported the student movement and was framed as a "student bandit" by reactionary literati. The house where the "student bandits" lived was of course the place where the bandits lived. Therefore, Mr. Lu Xun named his study room in Xisantiao Hutong, Fuchengmen, Beijing, "Green Forest Bookstore" to satirize the slander of the reactionary literati.
Beiwangzhai: Zhang Henshui, a famous modern writer, was delighted to hear about the great victory of Pingxingguan during the Anti-Japanese War and saw the hope of China's anti-aggression. He named the house "Beiwangzhai" to express his support for the Chinese Communist Party. The hope of the Communist Party and the nostalgia for hometown.
Yi Tower: During the Anti-Japanese War, the famous poet Liu Yazi named his study "Yi Tower". Yi is the sun-shooting hero in ancient mythology, and "日" refers to Japanese imperialism, which expresses his patriotism.
Jingxu Village: This is the name of the writer Jia Pingwa’s residence. He said: "When I first moved to Xi'an from the mountains, I lived in Xincun in the north of the city. Although the place was small, it was very quiet, so I named it 'Jingxu Village'. Jing means calmness of mind, and emptiness means broad-mindedness and tolerance."
Dragons and Insects and Carvings: The famous linguist Professor Wang Li has written extensively, including numerous monographs and exquisite sketches. In his own words: “The ancients had the so-called carving of dragons and carvings of insects. Here, "diaolong" refers to specialized writings, while "diao worm" refers to general small articles and small meanings. Therefore, he named his study "Longchong Bingdiao Studio".
In addition, some literati also had their own study rooms, such as Liang Qichao's "Ice Drinking Room", Ye Shengtao's "Weiyanju", Wen Yiduo's "Why not go downstairs", Feng Zikai's " "Yuanyuan Hall", Sun Li's "Gengtang", etc., are all kinds of and have endless charm.