The Sleeping Pavilion at Yangzhou's Guazhou Ferry was related to a vernacular novel in Feng Menglong's Yu Shi Ming Yan of the Ming Dynasty. In the novel, there was a character named " Chen Yaojin ". He was sentenced to prison for manslaughter, but he met a mysterious woman," Zhu Hai ", in prison. She could help Chen Yaojin escape his crimes and let him gain freedom in prison. The name " Sleeping Pavilion " might be related to the story of Chen Yaojin and Zhu Hai in the novel because the ferry where the " Sleeping Pavilion " was located was once famous because of this story.
Feng Menglong (1592 - 1661) was a famous novelist, screenwriter, and literary theorist in the Ming Dynasty. He was born into a scholarly family, and his father was a famous calligrapher and painter. Feng Menglong had received a good education since he was a child. He was good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting. At the same time, he had a strong interest in literature, history, and philosophy. Feng Menglong's works mainly consisted of novels and scripts. His representative works included "Dream of the Red Chamber,""Water Margins,""Romance of the Three Kingdoms," and so on. He was hailed as one of the founders of Chinese classical novels. His novels revealed the dark reality of feudal society with profound thoughts and superb artistic expression, criticized the political corruption and moral degeneration at that time, and had a profound impact on Chinese literature and culture. In addition, Feng Menglong was also a literary theorist. He had put forward literary theories such as "literature carries morality","literature is rich in emotion", and "emotion and scene blend", which had made important contributions to the development of Chinese classical literature. His works have been translated into many languages and spread all over the world. He is regarded as one of the masters of ancient Chinese literature.
(Ming) Feng Menglong was a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. His representative works included "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Warning Shi Tong Yan". His works mainly described social life, exposed social contradictions, and reflected the good and evil of human nature. The language was humorous, the plot was complicated, and it was regarded as a classic work of ancient Chinese novels. Among them,"Yu Shi Ming Yan" was a famous satirical novel. It described the sinister and deception of officialdom and business as the theme and created many vivid characters. Among them, stories such as "Chen She Ju Yi" and "Jia Sheng's Retreat" were still widely read today. There were many classic stories and famous phrases in his works, such as "Ten thousand hectares of fertile farmland, one liter of solar eclipse, one thousand rooms of a large building, five feet of sleep at night" and "Better to be a peaceful dog than a man in troubled times", which had a profound impact on the development of ancient Chinese novels and literature.
In the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong compiled three words, namely,"Yu Shi Ming Yan,""Jing Shi Tong Yan," and "Xing Shi Heng Yan." The Three Characters was one of the representative works of ancient Chinese novels, known as the "pinnacle of Chinese novels", and also one of the important cultural heritages in the history of Chinese literature.
Feng Menglong (1592 - 1661), also known as Ruzhong, Shi Yun, was a Han novelist at the end of the Ming Dynasty. His representative works include Yu Shi Ming Yan, Jing Shi Tong Yan, Xing Shi Heng Yan, etc. Feng Menglong was a famous novelist at the end of the Ming Dynasty. His works reflected the social reality and exposed social contradictions as the main goal. His style was humorous and his language was easy to understand. It had an important impact on the development and influence of Chinese literature. His works were mainly divided into two categories: "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Jing Shi Tong Yan"."Yu Shi Ming Yan" mainly described the officialdom, business, Jianghu and other social fields of people and things, revealing the dark side of society to encourage people to be proactive;"Jing Shi Tong Yan" mainly described the character's wit, intelligence, courage and deep thinking about society. Feng Menglong's works were known for their high artistic value and wide social influence. They were hailed as the "Ancestor of Fictions" and played an important role in the development and prosperity of Chinese literature.
Feng Menglong is a famous Ming Dynasty novel. His representative works are "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Jing Shi Tong Yan". One of his masterpieces," Seeing the Living Ghost," was an illusory ghost story. The story was about a man named Zhao Banshan who met a ghost while walking in the mountains. This ghost was said to have been killed by an evil spirit and had now come back to life, but it still carried an evil aura. Zhao Banshan communicated with the ghost and helped him get rid of the evil ghost's pursuit. The ending of the story was not good. Zhao Banshan eventually got a mental illness and passed away because of his communication with ghosts. This story, through the fictional plot, explored human nature, morality and beliefs, which had a certain literary value and significance.
In the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong wrote a book called " Yu Shi Ming Yan." Yu Shi Ming Yan was a novel that reflected social life. It mainly narrated the life, marriage, family, business, politics, military and other stories of people from all walks of life in Ming Dynasty. It was a novel with twists and turns, vivid characters and beautiful language.
Feng Menglong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, created Lilac Flower according to the legend of Boya Juexian and included it in Sanyan.
Feng Menglong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, wrote Thirteen Qin Songs according to the legend of Boya Juexian, which was included in the first chapter of the Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Feng Menglong was one of the main novelists of the Ming Dynasty. He was known as the "Master of Fictions". His representative works included "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Jing Shi Tong Yan".
Feng Menglong was a Ming Dynasty novelist. His main works were short stories such as Yu Shi Ming Yan, Jing Shi Tong Yan and Xing Shi Heng Yan. Three words referred to his three representative works,"Yu Shi Ming Yan,""Warning Shi Tong Yan,""Awakening Shi Heng Yan." His works were known for their satirical humor and exaggeration, and were hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels.