1946年,余秋雨出生在余姚一个普通家庭。他的父亲是一位本分的基层公务员,而母亲则是一位没落大家族的小姐。在他出生那天,天上一直下着小雨,因此得名叫秋雨。余秋雨的童年是在余姚县桥头镇(今属慈溪市)度过的,乡村的生活简单、清贫而又快乐。从上海来的母亲几乎是村里唯一的文化人,在村子里开办了一个免费的识字班。儿时的余秋雨跟在母亲身边玩,竟然也认识了不少字。 In 1946, Yu Qiuyu was born in an ordinary family in Yuyao. His father was a subordinate grassroots civil servant, while his mother was a fallen lady. On the day of his birth, there was light rain in the sky, hence the name autumn rain. Yu Qiuyu’s childhood was spent in Qiaotou Town, Yuyao County (now Cixi City), and her life in the village was simple, poor and happy. The mother from Shanghai was almost the only literate person in the village, running a free literacy class in the village. Yu Qiu Yu childhood play with her mother, even know a lot of words.