Mainly because the content in A Dream of Red Mansions contains obvious anti-feudal thoughts, which affects the interests of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty and shakes the foundation of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, A Dream of Red Mansions implies that various social contradictions are intensifying, and the whole dynasty has reached a turning point from prosperity to decline. In ancient feudal society, it was the cornerstone of feudal social order to pay attention to the rule that the father was kind and respectful to the son, the monarch wanted to die, and the minister had to die. The author attacked the inhuman thoughts of the rulers at that time with argot.
To sum up: This is why A Dream of Red Mansions was regarded as a banned book in Qing Dynasty.
Content introduction:
A Dream of Red Mansions is an ancient Zhang Hui novel by China and one of the classical Four Great Classical Novels in China. It has 120 chapters. It is generally believed that the first eighty chapters were written by Cao Xueqin, a writer in Qing Dynasty, and the last forty chapters were supplemented by Gao E, a writer in Qing Dynasty.
It comprehensively and profoundly reflects the characteristics of the times when feudal society flourished and declined. It does not describe the love story of "wedding candles and being the first"; Instead, with the rise and fall of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue as the background, Jia Baoyu, a rich son, as the perspective, and the marriage tragedy between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai as the main line, the marriage tragedy between the feudal aristocratic youths Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai was written.
It depicts the life of a group of boudoir beauties, whose manners and knowledge exceed the needs of men, and shows the true beauty of human nature and tragedy. It can be said that it is an epic work that shows the beauty of women and various social conditions in ancient China from all angles.