Chen Yuanyuan was originally a geisha in Kunshan and once lived in Qinhuai. Because of her outstanding color and art, and linked with major historical events, the Qing people listed her as one of the "Eight Colors of Qinhuai". Chen Yuanyuan's original surname was Xing, Yuan, Yuan and Fang, and she was adopted by her adoptive mother Chen, so she changed her surname to Chen. She is beautiful in color, good at singing and dancing, and good in color and art.

In the last years of Chongzhen, the peasant rebels in Li Zicheng were a great threat to the imperial court, and Emperor Chongzhen was restless day and night. Zhou Kui, the consort of Jiading Bo, wanted to find a stunning beauty for the emperor to relieve his anxiety, so she left Tian Wan, Tian Fei's brother, to seek beauty in Jiangnan. After Tian Wan found Chen Yuanyuan, he was fascinated by his beauty and took it for himself. Soon Li Zicheng's team approached the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen called Shanhaiguan in Wu Sangui Town. Tian Tian worried about peasant rebels all day, so he held a grand banquet for Wu Sangui's farewell party, and Yuan Yuan led the choir to perform in the hall. Wu Sangui was ecstatic after seeing Yuanyuan, and hugged Yuanyuan as the hostess. After drinking too much, three patrolmen reported that it was protruding. Go up to Wu in fear and say, "What will happen if you come?" Wu Sangui said: "You can see the gift with a round face, and I will protect your family first." Before Tian Tian could answer, Wu Sangui accepted Yuan Yuan's farewell speech. Wu Sangui persuaded his father, who was in charge of the imperial camp, to leave Yuan Yuan in the capital, in order to prevent his colleagues from causing trouble and let the emperor know.

After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Wu Sangui's father surrendered to the insurgents, and Chen Yuanyuan was captured by Li's men. When Wu Sangui promised to surrender to Li Zicheng, Wen Yuanyuan was occupied by Li Zhi's Ministry and shouted angrily, "What can a gentleman do if he doesn't protect himself?" So he surrendered and the Qing army went to war with the peasant army. This is what Wu Meicun said in Qinyuan Qu: "All six armies are lost, and anger is a beauty."

After Li Zicheng was defeated, he killed Wu's father and 38 people in his family, and then left Beijing. To avenge his father's death, Wu Sangui pursued the peasant army to Shanxi day and night. At this time, the Ministry of Wu will search for Chen Yuanyuan in the capital, fly it, lead Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan from Qin to Shu, and then monopolize Yunnan. Wu was promoted to queen of Yunnan and wanted to be a real princess. Yuan Yuan forgave her dismissal, but Wu Sangui didn't marry her. I didn't want to be jealous of the princess I married, so I framed and killed Wu's love, and Yuan Yuan lived alone in another hospital. After falling out of favor, she gradually moved away from Wu. Wu had plotted to kill her. When Yuan Yuan learned this, he begged to have a haircut and embroider Buddha at Guo Hua Temple in Wuhua Mountain.

Later, Wu Sangui declared independence in Yunnan, and Emperor Kangxi sent troops to Yunnan. 168 1 winter, Kunming city broke. After Wu Sangui's death, Chen Yuanyuan also sank into the lotus pond outside the temple and was buried beside the pond after his death. Until the end of Qing Dynasty, there were two small films of Chen Yuanyuan and stone poems left by Chi Pan in the temple.