http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/dda274b6f41744bc84fedbc9101c30ae.jpeg
Wen/Jiang Zi Storytelling
As the old saying goes, "There is paradise on the top and Suzhou and Hangzhou on the bottom." Suzhou is a city with a classical atmosphere, which was called "Gusu" in ancient times.
When it comes to the origin of Gusu, it is mysterious. It is said that it is the transliteration of "Gusu", which is related to "Miao descendants of Dashun".
Since Suzhou has a strong classical flavor, the museums in Suzhou are also antique and full of artistic tunes.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/e47f03deb888408d8ee0dd43bc2079df.jpeg
To be specific, Suzhou Museum is characterized by archaeological relics over the years, paintings and calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and handicrafts, and it is also a key unit of national protection of ancient books.
Speaking of Suzhou's characteristics, the first impression in my mind is Suzhou's beautiful women and Suzhou embroidery. After all, Suzhou embroidery is the first of China's four famous embroideries.
Today we are going to talk about Gusu Beauty and Suzhou Embroidery in A Dream of Red Mansions - Huiniang and Huiwen!
In the story of A Dream of Red Mansions, there is a beautiful woman named Huiniang who comes from a famous scholarly family.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/d25f2d992eed47a487b69f967deba3b0.jpeg
Huiniang was a Suzhou woman who was good at calligraphy and painting. Her embroidery was unique at that time.
The flowers embroidered by Huiniang are all imitation of the twigs and flowers of ancient masters. Both the format and color match are ancient and elegant.
The flowers embroidered by Huiniang, on each side of the flower, use the old words of the ancients, or poems and songs corresponding to the embroidered flowers.
Because Huiniang did not profit from embroidery, although her embroidery was unique at that time, the world knew it.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/2394ba733cdf44a28236d95fc84566b7.jpeg
However, few people can get the wreaths embroidered by Huiniang. So that some people imitate the needle trace, and fools profit.
Gentlemen of Hanlin Wenmo thought that the word "Xiu" was used directly, which made the rare things abrupt, so they hid the word "Xiu" and called it "Huiwen".
The Yingluo embroidered by Huiniang is now called "Huixiu". The famous people in the world are crazy about "Huixiu", but Huiniang died at the age of 18.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/5434a5fc023b41a295029d444543b300.jpeg
Therefore, "Hui Embroidery" has become out of print and even rarer. Even for people like Rongguo Mansion, there are only three pieces.
Two of them have been paid to the imperial palace, and only this set of wreaths is left. There are 16 pieces in total. Jia's mother's love is like a treasure, and she only stays with her. She is happy to enjoy the wine.
In the story of A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia's mother enjoyed the "Wise Embroidery", which was decorated with fresh flowers and plants such as "Three Friends in Winter", "Yutang Wealth", etc. as a foil.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/48b8e9077b5d4687aa8368679db39296.jpeg
Speaking of Suzhou Beauty and Suzhou Embroidery, we have to mention Lin Daiyu and Zhen Yinglian, the two sisters of master and apprentice.
In the story of A Dream of Red Mansions, Lin Daiyu and Zhen Yinglian are both from Gusu, one with her own deficiency and the other with her own rouge mole.
In the story of A Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu claims to be the legitimate descendant of Da Shun, and his concubine Shun is the sister flower of Empress E and Nuying.
http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20181202/29bd62988d5346fdb2733ea72016eb1d.jpeg
Maybe Lin Daiyu is the Empress E and Zhen Yinglian is the Female Ying. The mysterious Huiniang in the book is probably Lin Daiyu who is good at poetry and embroidery!
The most beautiful beauty, the most beautiful Suzhou embroidery, the most beautiful poem of the bright moon, is this the sad beauty of the old dream of Zhu Lou?
