Yuan Mei (17 16- 1797) was a poet and poetic critic in Qing dynasty. Zi Zi Cai,no. Jian Zhai, was named Cangshan layman, gardener and old man with garden in his later years. Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) people. Yuan Mei became a scholar at the age of 24. Yuan Mei was one of the representative poets in Ganjia period. Together with Zhao Yi and Jiang Shiquan, they are called "the three great poets of Qianlong". Jishi Shu, a scholar in Qianlong four years (1739), was awarded to the academician courtyard. Qianlong was an official for seven years and served as a magistrate in Shuyang, Jiangning and Shangyuan. His political views were very good and were appreciated by then Governor Yin Jishan. At the age of 33, his father died, resigned and adopted his mother. He bought Sui Abandoned Garden in Jiangning (Nanjing) and renamed it Suiyuan. He built a house and settled down, which was called Suiyuan in history. Since then, he has lived a leisurely life here for nearly 50 years, engaged in poetry and prose writing, compiled "Poetry Talk" to find talents, and won prizes and awards, which was admired by the poetry circles at that time. At the age of 24, Yuan Mei took part in the imperial examination. The exam question is "endowed with jade pendant jingling in the wind". There is a quip in the poem that "if people are in doubt, every other day is like a river." However, the presidents believe that "the language involved is not Zhuang, and they will be placed in Sun Shan". Fortunately, Governor Yin Jishan stepped forward and avoided falling out of the list.

His works include "Kokura Yamaya Works Collection"; And Garden Poems (16) and Addendum (10); 24 volumes of New Qi Xie, followed by Qi Xie 10; Suiyuan menu 1 volume; There are more than 30 kinds of essays, letters, and menus accompanying the garden. The masterpiece of prose "Salute to Sister" is sad and sincere, with a long history. Classical Chinese critics compare it with Han Yu's Ode to Twelve Lang in Tang Dynasty.