Mr. Lao She was "born in Beijing, grew up in Beijing, and died in Beijing. He wrote about Beijing all his life. Lao She is inseparable from Beijing. Without Beijing, there would be no Lao She." Lao She lived in Beijing before and after liberation There are ten places to visit, including nine before liberation and one after liberation: Xiaoyangquan Hutong (now Xiaoyangjia Hutong). No. 8 is his birthplace, Beijing Normal School (now Yuquan Hutong), No. 17 Primary School (today’s Fangjia Hutong Primary School), Yijiao Temple Apartment, Xishan Reclining Buddha Temple, Xizhimen Children’s Library, Gangwa City Christian Church, Education Association (today’s Beichang Street Primary School), No. 6 Yantong Hutong (today’s No. 9 ) are the nine places where he lived before liberation. No. 10 Fenfenghui Hutong, Naizfu (today No. 19 Fenfenfu Hutong, Dengshikou West Street) was the place where he lived for a long time after liberation. Until his death, Mr. Lao She lived here for the longest time and made the most brilliant achievements in life. The "Former Residence of Lao She" where the current memorial hall is located is a cultural relic protection unit announced by the Beijing Municipal People's Government in 1987. It is located at No. 10 Fengsheng Hutong, Naizifu, Dongcheng District, Beijing, which Mr. Lao She purchased with his own money after returning from the United States in 1950. An ordinary courtyard. The "Former Residence of Lao She", which is a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing, is an ordinary Beijing courtyard with hard mountain purlins and a pure wooden structure. The entire courtyard has a compact layout. The main entrance faces east, with a gray tile gate tower and black painted door leaves. The first thing that catches your eye when you enter is a brick screen wall with a big red word "福" posted in the center for decoration. Going inside is a small courtyard with only two south rooms, which are used as gatehouses; to the west is a long and narrow courtyard, which is the residence of Lao She's son Shu Yi; to the north is a three-sided courtyard, which is the main part of the former residence. The first thing you see when you enter is a colorful wooden screen wall. The main room in the courtyard has three rooms in the north and one wing room on the left and right. The Ming Room and the West Room are the living room, the East Room is the bedroom, and the West Room is Lao She's study. The desk faces the east door. When you turn around, you can get the books embedded in the bookcase on the wall. The desk is made of hardwood and marble. There are several cultural relics on it: a seal carved for him by Qi Baishi, and a seal given to him by General Feng Yuxiang. A jade ink-pad box contains an inkstone belonging to Li Yu, a drama theorist of the Qing Dynasty, with the inscription "Li Weng Li Yu's Calligraphy and Painting Inkstone" on it. There are also glasses, pens, ink bottles, ashtrays, desk lamps, radios and desk calendars that Lao She used during his lifetime. In this small room, Lao She wrote the famous dramas "Fangzhenzhu", "Longxugou", "Teahouse", "Looking West to Chang'an" and "Family Portrait", etc., as well as "Goddess" written in memory of his father. Boxing" and 23 other works. In addition, there are a large number of folk arts, prose, poetry, papers, essays and the unfinished autobiographical novel "Under the Red Flag". The living room displays sofas, tables, hardwood carved round tables, stools and Duobao Pavilion. There are various bonsai and potted flowers on the windowsill and coffee table facing the south. On the west wall hangs Lao She's favorite calligraphy and paintings presented by famous Chinese painters. According to Lao She's wife, Hu Jieqing, these calligraphy and paintings used to be changed every few days, and every time they were changed, Lao She always had to look at them carefully for a long time. Here, Lao She has received many famous artists and Chinese and foreign friends. There are three wing rooms in the east and west respectively. The east wing room is where Lao She's daughter lives, and the west wing room is a dining place. In the spring of 1954, Mr. Lao She personally planted two persimmon trees in the courtyard. In late autumn, the persimmon trees are covered with red persimmons, giving it a poetic and picturesque feel. For this reason, Hu Jieqing nicknamed it "Red Persimmon Courtyard".