A Dream of Red Mansions is an ancient China novel, also known as The Story of the Stone, which has been listed as the first of the four classical masterpieces of China. ?
It is generally believed that it was written by Cao Xueqin, a Qing writer.
With the rise and fall of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue as the background, Jia Baoyu, a rich boy, as the perspective.
The novel depicts the life style of a group of boudoir ladies whose manners and knowledge are above their eyebrows, and shows the true beauty of human nature and tragedy. ?
It can be said that it is an epic that shows the beauty of women from all angles.
A Dream of Red Mansions is an interpersonal novel with world influence. It is recognized as the pinnacle of China's classical novels.
China's encyclopedia of feudal society, the epitome of traditional culture.
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A Dream of Red Mansions is a novel with the style of chapters and chapters in ancient China, also known as The Story of the Stone. It is listed as the first of the four classical novels in China, and is generally believed to be written by Cao Xueqin, a writer in the Qing Dynasty.
Based on the rise and fall of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, the novel depicts the life of a group of beautiful women in the boudoir from the perspective of Jia Baoyu, a rich son, and shows the true beauty and tragedy of human nature. It can be said that it is an epic that shows the beauty of women from all angles.
A Dream of Red Mansions is an earthly novel with world influence. It is recognized as the pinnacle of China's classical novels, an encyclopedia of feudal society in China and a master of traditional culture.
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Cao Xueqin was born in Tieling, Liaoning. Cao Xueqin was born in Jiangning. Cao Xueqin was born in the Baoyi family of Baiqi, the interior office of Qing Dynasty. ?
He is the grandson of Jiangning Weaving Cao Yin and the son of Cao Yong.
Cao Xueqin lived in Jiangning Weaving Institute in Nanjing in his early years, and lived a carefree life. ?
Great-grandfather Cao was ordered to weave in Jiangning, and great-grandmother was the nanny of Emperor Kangxi.
Grandfather Cao Yin was the companion of Emperor Kangxi, and also the former bodyguard of Emperor Kangxi, and later Jiangning Weaving.
He is also an imperial envoy for salt inspection in Huaihe River and Huaihe River Basin. He was deeply loved by Emperor Kangxi.
In the sixth year of Yongzheng, Cao Jia was convicted of deficit and was copied. Cao Xueqin moved back to his former residence in Beijing with his family. ?
Later, he moved to the western suburbs of Beijing and made a living by selling calligraphy and painting and helping his friends. From then on, the Cao family became weaker and weaker.
After a major turning point in his life, Cao Xueqin was deeply impressed by the cold world and had a more sober and profound understanding of feudal society. ?
He despised the powerful, stayed away from the official life and lived in poverty.
Cao Xueqin has a free nature and a wide range of hobbies. He studied stone, poetry, painting, gardening, Chinese medicine, knitting, sewing, crafts, diet and so on.
With perseverance and years of hardships, he finally created a great work with great ideological and artistic quality-A Dream of Red Mansions. In his later years, Cao Xueqin moved to the western suburbs of Beijing.
In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong, the youngest son died. He was bedridden with grief. On New Year's Eve in the 28th year of Qianlong, he died of poverty.
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Cao Xueqin, whose real name is Zhan, whose real name is Qin Pu, is the author of China's classic A Dream of Red Mansions. My ancestral home is Tieling, Liaoning and Jiangning. Cao Xueqin was born in Zhengbaiqi paint family and was an official in Qing Dynasty. He is the grandson of Cao Yin and the son of Cao Yong, who weaves in Jiangning.
Cao Xueqin experienced a luxurious and romantic life in Nanjing Jiangning Weaving Institute in his early years. Great-grandfather Cao was appointed Jiangning Weaving; Great-grandmother Sun Shi was the nanny of Emperor Kangxi.
Grandfather Cao Yin was the squad leader and bodyguard of Emperor Kangxi. Later, he was appointed as Jiangning Weaving, and also served as the inspection station of Huaihe Salt Affairs, which was very popular with Kangxi.
In the sixth year of Yongzheng, the Cao family was robbed of their property because of a deficit, and Cao Xueqin moved back to his former residence in Beijing with his family. Later, he moved to the western suburbs of Beijing and made a living by selling calligraphy and painting and helping his friends. Since then, the Cao family has been devastated and declining.
After a major turning point in his life, Cao Xueqin felt that the world was cold and had a clearer and deeper understanding of feudal society. He despised powerful people, stayed away from officialdom and lived a poor and hard life.
Cao Xueqin has an open mind and a wide range of hobbies. He has studied epigraphy, poetry, painting, gardening, Chinese medicine, darning, craft and diet.
With perseverance and years of hardships, he finally created a great work with great ideological and artistic quality-A Dream of Red Mansions. In his later years, Cao Xueqin moved to the western suburbs of Beijing.
In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong, the youngest son died young, fell into excessive sadness and grief, and was bedridden. On New Year's Eve in the 28th year of Qianlong, he died of poverty.
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