In The Dream of the Red Chamber, when Jia Baoyu sees autumn osmanthus spreading its fragrance in the Yihong Garden, he is deeply moved and plucks two sprigs to put in a vase.
他那隻名傳千秋的珠寶盒，是用桂花燻過的。《紅樓夢》裡賈寶玉見怡紅院秋桂飄香，一時動情，折了兩枝瓶插。