Qian Qianyi was a famous man of letters of the late Ming.
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Legend says that when Nanjing fell in 1645 and 柳如是 urged him to drown himself with her for the Ming, he tested the water and said it was too cold. He went over to the Qing instead.
history
His literary name was 牧斋. His library, the 绛云楼, was one of the largest of its day until it burned in 1650.
