Wuxi has profound culture heritages, among which famous couplets written by celebrities are significant components of local historical culture. Some couplets are well-known in China; especially the couplet “Listening to the sounds of wind, the rain and the reading; caring the affairs of the family, the nation and the world”, written by Gu Xiancheng, a leader of Donglin School in the late Ming Dynasty, is wildly affected in the world. Owing to its specific origin, every couplet is closely connected with special places, events and people, making itself not only an art for appreciation, but also a component in the environmental for tasting; in addition, it also can be investigated as historical materials with related people, events and places.