Front and side: Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Tanchun, Shi Xiangyun, Miaoyu, Jia Yingchun, Jia Xichun, Wang Xifeng, Jia Qiaojie, Li Wan, Qin Keqing.
Additional books: Zhen Yinglian, Ping'er, Xue Baoqin, You Sanjie, You Erjie, Youshi, Xing Xiuyan, Li Wen, Li Qi, Xiluan, Fourth Jieer, Fu Qiufang.
Another sub-volume: Qingwen, Xiren, Yuanyang, Xiaohong, Jinchuan, Zicuckoo, Yinger, Sheyue, Siqi, Yuchuan, Qianxue and Liu Wuer.
Three volumes: Baoqin, Waiting for the Book, Entering the Painting, Caixia, Suyun, Cuilu, Snow Goose, Autumn Pattern, Bihen, Chunyan, Sier, Xiaoluo.
Four supplementary volumes: Lingguan, Fangguan, Ouguan, Kuiguan, Ruiguan, Ganguan, Aiguan, Qieguan, Civilian, Baoguan, Yuguan and Yaoguan.
Five volumes: Eryatou, Swastika, Ruizhu, Baozhu, Zhinian'er, Yun'er, Qing'er, Jiahui, Xiuju, Cuimo, Caiping, and Zhuo'er.
Six volumes: Amber, Spring Fiber, Blue Moon, Pei Feng, Qi Yuan, Wen Hua, Indigo, Charming, Tan Yun, Qixi, Keren, Liang'er.
Seven volumes: Zhang Jinge, Red Girl, Zhou Ruinv, Jiao Xing, Feng'er, Silver Butterfly, Lotus Flower, Sister Cicada, Fried Dou'er, Xiaoque, Zhen'er, Yanhong.
Eight copies: Xia Jingui, Qiu Tong, Bao Chan, Shan Jie, Bao Erjia’s, Duo Niuniang, Xiao Xia, Xiao Ji Xiang’er, Xiao Jiu’er, Xiao She’er, Ni Ernu, Silly Sister.
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As the most outstanding novel in history with the highest theme of praising the beauty of a daughter and mourning the tragedy of her daughter, the Twelve Beauties of Jinling shaped by "A Dream of Red Mansions" have become Classic artistic group portraits form a beautiful landscape in the history of world literature and have eternal artistic life.
There are three criteria for selecting the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling: one is "the other family", they are all daughters of Jia Baoyu's family; the other is "selecting the good ones", that is, those who are smart, handsome, good-looking, good and evil. The talented women who came were of the upper, middle and lower grades; the third one was said to be "unlucky". The standard for assigning the principal, deputy, and deputy titles is: the title of the principal title is a girl, lady, grandma; the title of the vice title is a maid; the title of the vice title is between the two, concubine or concubine-like status. According to this standard, aristocratic women with both talents and fortunes such as Bao Qin, Li Wen, and Li Qi, women from outside the Jia family such as Er Yatou, and women from evil sects such as Xia Jingui, Shan Jieer, etc. cannot be selected for the supplementary list or the supplementary list. , they are not among the twelve beauties in Jinling.
Cao Xueqin, a Chinese novelist in the Qing Dynasty, was born in 1715 and died in 1763. He was born in 1715 and died in 1763. His ancestors were originally Han nationality, and later he was a slave of the Manchurian Cao Xueqin Baiqi Baoyi (household slave). Cao Xueqin's great-grandfather Cao Xi, grandfather Cao Yin, and his father's generation Cao Yong and Cao Fu successively worked as Jiangning weavers for more than 60 years, and were highly favored by Emperor Kangxi.
Cao Xueqin grew up in wealth and prosperity. In the early years of Yongzheng's reign, due to the internal struggles of the feudal ruling class, the Cao family suffered many blows. Cao Fu was dismissed from his post and imprisoned, and his family property was confiscated. The family moved back to Beijing, and their family fortunes have since declined. This turning point made Cao Xueqin deeply aware of the harshness of the world and more clearly understood the essence of the feudal social system.
From then on, he lived in poverty. He was good at poetry, painting, and writing. He devoted himself to the writing and revision of the novel "Dream of Red Mansions" with perseverance. He read it for 10 years, added and deleted it 5 times, and finally wrote this novel. This is a literary masterpiece that pushes the creation of Chinese classical novels to the pinnacle. "A Dream of Red Mansions" has become a great realistic work among Chinese classical novels with its rich content, tortuous plot, profound ideological understanding, and exquisite artistic techniques.
In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign (1762), his youngest son died young, and Cao Xueqin fell into excessive sorrow and grief. On New Year's Eve of that year (February 1, 1764), he died of poverty and no medical treatment (about There are two versions of the year of Cao Xueqin's death (the 28th and 29th years of Qianlong's reign), and the burial expenses were funded by friends.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Sorting of the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling