要说清楚《金瓶梅》这部书的来历,必须从临清的谢茂秦和清河的武大郎说起。谢茂秦,名榛,字茂秦,别号四溟山人,临清人,生于明弘治八年,终于明万历三年。他是明代文学家,“后七子”之一,著有《四溟集》和《四溟诗话》等。谢茂秦家坐落在临清老西门外(指砖城),即现在的新华池后的大水坑。谢茂秦童年时家境殷实, To make it clear that the origin of this book, “Jin Ping Mei”, we must talk about Xie Qin from Linqing and Wu Dalang from Qinghe. Xie Mao Qin, a hazel, the word Mao Qin, alias four mountain people, Linqing, was born in Hong Hongzhi eight years, finally Ming Wanli three years. He is one of the Ming Dynasty writers, one of the “Seven Possessions”, with “Si Ming” and “Si Ming Poetry”. Xie Mao Mao Qin is located in the old West Gate Linqing (referring to brick city), that is, after the Xinhua pond big puddles. Xie Mao Mao childhood good family,