Author  (?1103 AD～?1147 AD)

Web/Pen/Nick Name：	幽兰居士
Township：	开封
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　　No. orchids lay. Kaifeng people. Birth and Death wait for verification. Song writer. According to the "Sung Manuscripts" and Su Zhe, who works know that he is Paul, and Temple University, John of the Northern Song Chang-age tribe Meng Yue, a former Kaifeng Instrument Cao, Song last years living in Tokyo 20 years. Gold off the Northern Song, Meng veteran crossed, often recalling the bustling Tokyo, in the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing 17 years (1147) Zhuancheng "Beautiful Dream to Tokyo", from the preface. The book in the history of Chinese literature to a certain extent.
　　Veterans at chongning Gui Wei Meng (chongning two years, 1103) into the capital, Jingkang Bingwu (Jingkang First Year 1126) south. In Chunxi DingWei (1187) have "Beautiful Dream" in Editions.
　　Meng veterans, the book records his life story not seen. Now only their essays, according to the "Tokyo Beautiful Dream" sequence, learn about his life.
　　Meng veterans in order, said his childhood with his father been an official North and South. Huizong chongning Gui Wei (1103), came to the capital, living in the west of the city west of the gold beam line both sides of the South. In the capital, the Bangladesh veterans gradually grown up. Adult, whether done Meng veteran officer, he did not elaborate in the Preface, many descendants guess. Such as Book Collectors Changmao Lai Qing Meng veterans that may be as Huizong Duzao Gen Yue Meng Kui. The reason is: "Beautiful Dream" recorded in Tokyo over the famous Belle, but has no mention in Gen Yue. Gen Yue is declared and when the Tokyo Bian Huizong have a big spot, Huizong to build Gen Yue, Shi Gang special levy blur, extravagant, costly, a direct result of Fang La Rebellion. Concern within just calm down, incoming foreign aggression, Song perish, loss of life, flourishing of Tokyo then into China Xu a dream. Although only Gen Yue Meng's Duzao Premier officials, but could not escape blame. Guer when writing this book not only not mentioned in Gen Yue, also concealed his real name. Changmao Lai guess there is no concrete basis. However, the contents of the book, the author is very familiar with court life in Tokyo, its functions can be imagined identity. Despite the author's note at the end of the book, said: "Where the gift and the ban in sections, but the taste of student press, they do not know how the fruit is." Is generally thought that this is just usually modest about words, it may be hidden to the identity of the Introduction. Perhaps Meng veteran former small Beijing officials, so are familiar with the situation of the government palace. The author is said to take this. Of course, there are limitations of this study may make different decisions, that without basis in fact, only speculation elusive.
　　Northern Song Dynasty, Jin Jun massive south, the city several times to be around. Jing Kang Gui Wei (1 126), Huizong, Qin Zong Golden Army prisoner was to the north, known to history as "Humiliation." The next year, veteran left Tokyo Kaifeng Bangladesh south, to avoid to Jiangzuo, then they die in this life. Meng veteran died Gaozong Shaoxing 17 years (1147) after the six-year-old up and down throughout the year, the specific time has not test.
　　Humiliation, most of the Central Plains to the south with the court, to avoid the Outward, my country home Thinking of time haunting. Zhou Hui Song "Qingbo other Ambition", "Shaoxing early Gulao will sit on the Capital scenery." Bangladesh to southern veterans avoid the decades, the lonely Lost in the heart of Tokyo also often thought to myself then, mind infinite melancholy. Meng veterans with young people, when talking about downtown Tokyo, young people, "often jump to Health and otherwise." In order not to talk about those lost in the fact that Tokyo customs, so that later generations can see Tokyo open book at the grand occasion, Gu Er Meng veterans recall the sense of loss in writing at that time downtown Tokyo, into a set of arrangement, in the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing 17 years Zhuancheng "Tokyo Beautiful Dream. "
　　"Beautiful Dream to Tokyo" is written mostly Huizong chongning to declare and (1 102 ~ 1 125) Northern Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng Tokyo, generally include these aspects: the city outside the capital, which City and river bridges, palaces, government offices within and outside the Yamen of the distribution and location of City Square, the city streets, shops, restaurants, court morning sessions, rural festival ceremony, Tokyo customs and morals, seasonal festivals, when the daily diet, dance 100 plays, etc. almost all-inclusive. With the contemporary artist Zhang Zeduan by "painting", as portrayed for us in this historical period to live in Tokyo, the nobility, the next Tokyo Beautiful Dream "is written mostly Huizong chongning to declare and ( 1102 ~ 25 November) Northern Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng Tokyo, generally including the following aspects: the capital of the outer city, inner city and the river bridges, palaces, government offices within and outside the Yamen of the distribution and location of the city's streets Square City, shops, restaurants, court and North Korea, rural festival ceremony, Tokyo customs and morals, seasonal festivals, when the daily diet, dance 100 plays and just about everything. With the contemporary artist Zhang Zeduan by "painting", as portrayed for us in this historical period to live in Tokyo, the nobility and common people's daily lives under the scenario, is to study the Northern urban social life, economy and culture of an extremely important historical document. And scenes of everyday life and ordinary people, is to study the Northern urban social life, economy and culture of an extremely important historical document.