Mr. Lao She was born in Beijing, grew up in Beijing and died in Beijing. He has been writing about Beijing all his life. Lao She and Beijing are inseparable. Without Beijing, there would be no Lao She. " Lao She lived in ten places before and after Beijing's liberation, nine before liberation and one after liberation: No.8 Xiaoyangquan Hutong (now Xiaoyangjia Hutong) is his birthplace, Beijing Normal School (now Yuquan Hutong), No.17 Primary School (now Fang Jia Hutong Primary School), Corner Temple Apartment, Xishan Sleeping Buddha Temple, Xizhimen Children's Library, Gangwacheng Christian Church, and Education Association. Naizifu Shengfeng Hutong 10 (now dengshikou West Street Shengfeng Hutong 19) belongs to his long-term residence after liberation. Mr. Lao She lived here for the longest time until his death and achieved the most brilliant achievements in his life. The "Former Residence of Lao She" where the memorial hall is located is a cultural relic protection unit announced by the Beijing Municipal People's Government in 1987, that is, an ordinary quadrangle bought by Mr. Lao She atNo. 10, Shengfeng Hutong, Naizifu, Dongcheng District, Beijing after he returned from the United States in 1950. Lao She's former residence, as a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing, is an ordinary quadrangle in Beijing, separated by purlins on hard hills and made of pure wood. The layout of the whole courtyard is compact. The main entrance faces east and west, with a gray tile gatehouse and doors decorated with black paint and oil. The first thing you see when you enter the door is a brick screen wall with a bright red blessing in the middle as a decoration. Going inside is a small courtyard with only two south rooms, which are for the concierge; There is also a narrow yard in the west, which is the house of Yi Shu, the son of Lao She; To the north is a three-way courtyard, which is the main part of the former residence. The first thing you see when you go in is a colorful wooden screen wall. There are three main rooms in the yard, one wing on the left and one wing on the right. The living room is between Ming and He, the bedroom is between Dong and He, and the west wing is Lao She's study. The desk faces the east gate, and you can get the books embedded in the bookcase on the wall as soon as you turn around. The desk is made of hardwood and inlaid with marble, and there are several cultural relics on it: a seal carved by Qi Baishi, a jade seal given to him by General Feng Yuxiang, and an inkstone of Li Yu, a drama theorist in the Qing Dynasty, which is engraved with "Li Weng Li Yu calligraphy and painting inkstone". There are also glasses, pens, ink bottles, ashtrays, table lamps, radios and desk calendars used by Lao She before his death. In this small room, Lao She wrote famous dramas such as Fang Mingzhu, Longxugou, Teahouse, Looking at Chang 'an in the West, Family Portrait, and 23 works such as The Divine Spring in Memory of Father. In addition, there are a lot of Quyi, essays, poems, essays and unfinished autobiographical novels under the red flag. There are sofas, long tables, hardwood carved round tables, stools and Duobaoge in the living room. There are all kinds of bonsai and potted flowers on the south-facing windowsill and coffee table. Lao She's favorite calligraphy and painting presented by a famous painter in China hangs on the western wall. According to Hu Jieqing, Lao She's wife, these calligraphy and paintings are changed every few days. Every time I put it on, Lao She always looks at it carefully for half a day. Here, Lao She has received many famous artists and Chinese and foreign friends. There are three rooms, Lao She's daughter lives in the East Room and the dining room is in Westinghouse. 1954 In the spring, Mr. Lao She personally planted two persimmon trees in the yard. In late autumn, persimmon trees are covered with red persimmons, which are poetic and picturesque. So Hu Jieqing has a nice name: "Dan Persimmon Garden".