On this day 380 years ago, August 21, 1645 (July 1, 1645 lunar calendar), the Qing Dynasty opera writer Hong Sheng was born. Hong Sheng (1645~ 1704), the Qing Dynasty opera writer and poet. The word Fang Si, the name of the barnyard bed, and the name of Nanping Qiaozhe. Qiantang (now Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province) was born on the first day of July in the second year of the Shunzhi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1645.8.21). Hong's surname is a noble family in Qiantang, and he has been a scholar for generations. His father's name cannot be tested, he is good at reading, he likes to talk about, and he became an official in the Qing Dynasty. His maternal grandfather Huang Ji, who was an official of the Kangxi Dynasty to the Ministry of Penalty and a bachelor of the Wenhua Hall and a minister of the Ministry of Officials. Hong Sheng young man received Confucian education, studied hard, and showed his talent very early. At the age of 15, he was already famous among the authors. At the age of 20, he had composed many poems, lyrics and songs, which were praised by people. In 1668, he went to Beijing Guozijian to graduate, but he failed to get an official position and returned disappointed. In 1675, the collection of poems "Xiaoyuelou Collection" was compiled, which was appreciated and cultivated by all the celebrities of Li Tianfu, and the name of the poem became famous. In the 27th year of Kangxi (1688), he rewrote the legendary opera "Dancing Nishang" into "Longevity Hall", which was very popular. In August of the following year, he recruited actors to perform "Longevity Hall", and many celebrities came to watch for a while. At that time, the Empress of Xiaoyi Tong died of illness a month ago, but she had not yet removed her clothes. During the incident, Huang Liuhong was impeached on the charge of showing great disrespect to Zhang Le. Hong Sheng was sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and was expelled from the Guozijian. Participants such as Zhu Dian, a scholar who attended the school, Zhao Zhixin, who praised the good, and Weng Shiyong, the governor of Taiwan, were all dismissed. At that time, there was a saying "A pitiful night" in the Hall of Longevity, and his reputation was ruined to the point of whitehead ". After his release from prison, Hong Sheng was ridiculed with white eyes in Beijing and had to return to his hometown of Hangzhou in the 30th year of Kangxi. He was as wild as ever, wandering on the West Lake, writing poems and writing lyrics and compos In the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi, "The Hall of Longevity" was engraved. Mao Qiling, an old friend of Hong Sheng, made a preface. In the preface, he said: "I dare to preface? Although, in Shengming, I will forgive you." It is clearly pointed out that Emperor Kangxi has no longer pursued this script. In the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi, the governor of Jiangsu, Song Luo, ordered people to perform "The Hall of Longevity", and the audience was like ants, which was very popular for a while. Hong Sheng "relapsed in a frenzy at the banquet, unclothed and occupied, and indulged in drinking as before" (You Dong's "Preface to the Hall of Longevity"). Since then, Wushan, Songjiang and other places have performed one after another. In the forty-third year of Kangxi, Jiangning weaved Cao Yin to gather celebrities from the north and the south as a grand event, and Returning from Jiangning, he passed through Wuzhen, boarded the boat after drinking, fell into the water and died on the first day of June (1704.7.2). There are 6 kinds of works in existence: "Poetry Sao Yun Note" (incomplete), poetry collection "Barnyard Knot Collection", "Barnyard Knot Sequel", "Xiaoyuelou Collection", zaju "Four Fanjuan", legendary "Longevity Hall".