The Gong Care Love And Gu Mei Gong Dingzi,

Many literary celebrities and famous prostitutes appeared in the late Ming Dynasty which was extravagant in social conducts. It is an age when a celebrity was regarded as elegant for marrying a famous prostitute, while a prostitute was regarded as having acumen if she made acquaintance with a celebrity. The present paper mainly concerns the romance between Gong Dingzi and Gu Mei. A thorough inquiry into the cultural connation is made on the basis of textual research of their life experience from acquaintance to death.Chapter One, with substantial historical evidences, gives a basic introduction of the social background as well as Gong Dingzi's experience before meeting Gu Mei and Gu Mei's association with other celebrities before the marriage.Chapter Two is mainly about their romantic experience. Their acquaintance, love, marriage and death were all closely related to the age they lived in.Chapter Three is the study of the influence exerted by Gu Mei on Gong Dingzi's social contact and liteary creations.