On the one hand, the literary value of A Dream of Red Mansions is reflected in its superb poetic art. There are many ancient poems in A Dream of Red Mansions, some of which are quoted by Cao Xueqin, but most of them are created by himself, which are very suitable for characters and plots. Every capital letter is worth reading carefully, and there is no redundancy. For example, almost every sentence he wrote for the twelve women in Jinling contains the growth experience and ultimate fate of the characters. When we read the final judgment, we found that those seemingly unintentional words actually implied everything. Besides, regardless of the plot, Cao Gong's poems are mostly excellent in meter and emotional appreciation, such as Good Songs, Burying Flowers and Ode to Begonia.
The literary value of A Dream of Red Mansions also lies in that it is an encyclopedia of feudal society. A Dream of Red Mansions covers a wide range, such as culture, economy, politics and social life. It gives us a vivid and detailed description and brings us into the family and society where the building is about to collapse. A Dream of Red Mansions depicts nearly 500 lifelike characters and reveals the feudal etiquette, customs and marriage system at that time.
Perhaps, many people find A Dream of Red Mansions boring and can't stand it at all. They thought it was just two bricks, but in fact, it was an indelible pearl.