Shen Fu

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Life

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Dwelling of a yamen in Suzhou, 18th century (from the painting Prosperous Suzhou)

Shen Fu was born in Changzhou (长洲, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province) in 1763. He was known as a great writer and wrote one of the best known descriptions of everyday life during the Qing Dynasty, Six Records of a Floating Life. In this text, which was completed in 1807, Shen Fu describes the gentle personality of his wife, Chen Yun (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and his love for her. He also chronicles the rejection of Chen Yun by his parents and her untimely death. Shen Fu was a government clerk, a yamen private secretary.

The work is considered a great classic of Chinese literature.[1]

References

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