History and Literature

Legends about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun

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The romance between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, who fell in love with each other at the first sight, has been handed down from generations to generations. Sima Xiangru was talented in letters and unconventional in life, while Zhuo Wenjun young in age and amorous in feeling. The elopement of the gifted scholar and the pretty girl is the reflection of people’s longing for romantic love at that time.

Sima Xiangru

Sima Xiangru (179 BC-118 BC), a prominent essayist and poet in the Western Han Dynasty, is best known for his fu (rhapsody).

Legends about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun

Legends about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun

Sima Xiangru was invited to a banquet hosted by Zhuo Wangsun, a rich man in Sichuan, when other guests were attracted by Xiangru for his distinguished look and presence.