明清交替之时,社会动荡,江淮地区经济发达,商贾与文人常聚集于此舞文弄墨,吟诗作对。生活于此的八位青楼女子顾媚、董小宛、卞玉京、李香君、寇白门、马湘兰、柳如是、陈圆圆也被这种文化氛围所感染,并积极投身其中。由于八位女子才貌俱佳,被后世称为“秦淮八艳”。八人中除马湘兰外,其他七人都经历了由明至清改朝换代的大动乱。当时有许多明朝的官吏贪生怕死,卖国求荣,而与他们形成鲜明对比的是,“秦淮八艳”虽然是在社会最底层被压迫的妇女, At the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, social unrest and the developed economy in the Jianghuai region brought together merchants and literati often to make poignant and poignant poems. The eight brothel women who live there, such as Gu Mei, Dong Xiaowan, Bian Yujing, Li Xiangjun, Kou Baimen, Ma Xianglan, Liu Rousi and Chen Yuanyuan, are also infected with this culture and are actively involved. Because eight women are all good talent, was later known as “Qin Huai Banyan.” In addition to Ma Xianglan eight people, the other seven people have experienced the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty changed the turmoil. At that time, many officials of the Ming Dynasty were scared of death and sold for their glory. In stark contrast, “Qinhuai Banyan” is a woman who has been oppressed at the bottom of society,