The main content of "Mirror Flower Edge" is written at the beginning of the novel, at the birthday party of the Queen Mother. Fairy Baihua offended Fairy Chang 'e and swore to her that if all the flowers were not in full bloom, she would voluntarily come down to earth and suffer for life. The moon fox in her heart was sent down by the Jade Emperor. When she left, Chang 'e told her that it was time to let a hundred flowers blossom to show her fame. Therefore, Xinyue Fox was reincarnated as the daughter of the Wu family, and was later called into the palace by Emperor Taizong. When Wu Zetian abolished the Tang Dynasty and changed it to Zhou Dynasty, one day, it was snowing heavily. Unfortunately, the flower fairy went out to travel, and the flower gods could not ask for instructions. They dared not disobey their purpose and had to blossom. Therefore, they violated the dogma and were illegally labeled as "showing off their beauty at an inappropriate time and flattering the former Lord, which led to the reversal of time order". So the Jade Emperor demoted the Baihua Fairy to the world.
Originally named Tang Xiaoshan, Baihua Fairy is the daughter of scholar Tang Ao. Tang Ao went to Beijing to catch the exam and found flowers in it. At this time, Xu Jingye rose up against Wu Zetian, and a traitor framed Tang Ao, saying that he and Xu Jingye became sworn brothers, so he was deprived of fame and reduced to a scholar. Tang Ao was frustrated in his official career, so he went to sea for business and tourism with his wife and brother Lin Zhiyang.
What does jinghuayuan want to express? On the surface, Mirror Flower Edge shows an illusory, romantic and quiet world, but its depth has collided with the deep and sad universal consciousness supported by the great tension of love, persistence and death, and doubt. This questioning of the basic problems of human existence is the most attractive part of this novel.
Jing Hua Yuan is a novel by Li Ruzhen, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. Li Ruzhen (about 1763- 1830), whose real name is Songshi, was born in Daxing, Zhili (now Beijing), a novelist and writer in Qing Dynasty. Therefore, he was called Beipingzi. He is knowledgeable and proficient in literature, phonology, etc. The most famous work in existence is Jing Hua Yuan.
Mirror Flower Edge inherits some materials from overseas western classics and wild western classics in Shan Hai Jing. After the author's re-creation, with his rich imagination and humorous style, he created a novel with unique structure and novel conception by using exaggeration, metaphor and contrast. However, the characters portrayed in the novel are all poor in character, and the talented women's character is not clear enough. In particular, the second half focuses on showing off knowledge, and the characterization is not vivid enough. Therefore, Lu Xun said, "On art and classics, it is too long to be self-sufficient." .