Gu by Hangzhou's West Lake, the Northern Song poet Lin Bu grew plum trees and kept cranes. He did not leave the place for 20 years, never thinking this would make him famous. The Song emperor Zhenzong (ruled 998-1022) sent an official to call on him and wish him well every year, and many other visitors also flocked to his door.
北宋詩人林逋在西湖孤山植梅養鶴，二十年不出市廛，不想卻以此成名；宋真宗甚至派長吏每歲勞問，訪者亦眾。