When Aunt Gu was pregnant, she read a short poem by Qin Guan, so she chose the word "Hua Qing" as her daughter's maiden name from "Free Flying Flowers as Light as a Dream". Later, Gu's father felt that this name was a bit false, so he changed it to "Hua Qing", which is homophonic. Gu Bei felt that Huahua resembled this poem very much. She was a bright girl, but occasionally she had a hint of melancholy that was unique to her age.