In ancient times, there must have been an orphanage, called Yangshengtang, also known as the Nursery Home, which was a charity that took in abandoned babies in the old society. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yi's Examination of Jade Cong (Volume 27) and Nursing Home, Nursery Home and Zhong Yidi said: "In the seventh year of Song Chun, a baby-friendly bureau was established, and children were abandoned by nurses and people were willing to adopt them. This official is a poor woman, so this official takes care of her and gives her money. This is the beginning of the nursery for later generations. " The poem "Yantai Hundred Slogans", which was anonymous in the Qing Dynasty, said: "When an official builds an old nursery, Jingzhao is busy; Breastfeeding has a mother as a father, and crossing the land has a kind voyage. " Note: "Every city in the nursery has a car to adopt abandoned children. This car is called' Di Cihang'." It can be seen that there were many abandoned babies in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty.

Qin Keqing grew up in Yangshengtang.