Ling Shuhua can indeed be called "djinn in the halls". His grandfather Ling Chaogeng is a rich man in Panyu, Guangdong. His fathers, Ling Fupeng and Kang Youwei, both scholars in the list, were officials and envoys in Zhili and were awarded high hats. After the Republic of China, they held important positions in Beiyang government. When Ling Shuhua was a child, he studied under the court teacher Miao Suyun; A little longer, learn English from Gu Hongming; When he was young, he met the Indian poet Tagore, married the genius Chen Xiying, and became close friends with Xu Zhimo and Hu Shi. In middle age, he was also called "Luo Jia San Jie" with Su and Yuan.