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Sinologist Shi Jingqian said: "When the Ming Dynasty fell, Zhang Dai was forty-eight years old. Afterwards, he had to face a cruel fact: the brilliant Ming Dynasty that allowed him to live so colorfully, was torn apart by the brutal, ambition, desperate, and greedy forces of various competitions, fell apart, and ended in shame. He thought back and forth, the clearer things became, like a path shrouded in mist, reappearing in front of his eyes, many forgotten noisy whispers and roars…" The whispering is Zhang Dai”s narrative method; roaring is the feeling behind the words. "Prosperous and magnificent, the eyes are empty", in the preface of Tao”an Dream Memories, a desolate chant of author set the tone of the book. But the author of the eight-volume Tao An Dream Memories wrote about his past happy experiences, tasting tea, viewing flowers, watching dramas, visiting ancient times, banquets, elegant gatherings… The luxurious yet elegant scenes present all kinds of life in front of people. The past is not like smoke. In his narrative, Zhang Dai entrusts the sorrow of his homeland and the pain of his homeland.