Mi Qing Tang, a subordinate unit of imperial academy, is a place to write letters.
Liu, a bachelor of Ming Dynasty, dug a well in imperial academy. A bachelor named Ke Qian built a pavilion called Ke Ting. There is also a row of rooms in Liu Jingdong called Miqing Hall, which was originally Dongzhai Hall. Because Qianlong wrote an inscription on a plaque, it was called Mi Qing Hall.
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In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong was born with insufficient milk, and his wet nurse Zhou kept breastfeeding in the palace until he was 6 years old. Since then, every time Qianlong's birthday, Zhou has been called into the palace. On one occasion, Zhou He chatted and said that his son Zhou wanted to open a shop in Liulichang. Emperor Qianlong said that he could open a Nanzhi shop or an antique shop. After Zhou's site was selected and everything was ready, Emperor Qianlong ordered Zhou's family to undertake the business of office supplies, inkpad production and retail in South China, and named it Pavilion. The Secret Pavilion is the secret place where Emperor China collected treasures, books, ancient paintings and ink in his palace. Secret Pavilion refers to the secret pavilion in Qing Dynasty. It was opened outside the palace under the license of Emperor Qianlong. This decision is unprecedented. It can also be seen that the relationship between the Zhou family and Emperor Qianlong is extraordinary. At that time, the plaque was written by Akdunbu. "Notes on Inscriptions in the Spring and Autumn Annals, Volume 4" states: "The Secret Pavilion was made by Akdunbu, full of lofty sentiments, and its structure seems to be born out of Jiucheng Palace, so it is natural and chic." This plaque has long since disappeared, and we have no chance to see it. Later, the plaque in the Secret Pavilion was inscribed by Wu Changshuo.
Since then, among the shops in Liulichang, the business of Miqing Pavilion is the most prosperous. The Zhou family made a fortune, and later opened a grain shop, an oil and salt shop and so on. Also building a house and gardening in Liulichang area, the No.8 courtyard of this house is Zhou's garden.
The Miqing Pavilion was opened in the early years of Qianlong, and experienced several ups and downs. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the Zhou family was still a famous rich man in Beijing. There is a saying called "three mountains, six sons and one village". In other words, there are three names with the word "mountain", six names with the word "Zhuang" and one name with the word "Zhuang". This follower is Zhou Xiaozhuang, a descendant of the Secret Pavilion. These ten people were the richest families in Beijing at that time, and they were called the "Top Ten Man of the Hour" in Beijing.