Chen Yuanyuan (1623- 1695), whose original name was Xing, Yuan,, and was adopted by his adoptive mother Chen when he was young, was later renamed Chen, and his ancestral home was in Suzhou Taohuawu Pear Garden. He was one of the "Eight Colors of Qinhuai" actresses in Wuzhong.
At the end of Chongzhen, he was captured by Tian Wan and later became a concubine with Wu Sangui. According to legend, after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, his subordinate Liu Zongmin took Chen Yuanyuan away, and Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the customs.
Commemoration of future generations
Chen Yuanyuan's portrait tablet first stood by the old iron road in the lotus pond, which was exposed to the sun and rain, and then disappeared in the market for a time. 1982 during the first general survey of cultural relics, cultural relics workers found the lost portrait tablet in the first workshop of Kunming Fire Equipment Factory and stored it in the West Fourth Tower Cultural Park, Dongsi Street, next to the Wuhua District Cultural Center.