In Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Baoyu was a famous politician, writer, calligrapher, painter, and politician of the Qing Dynasty. His name was Cao Xueqin (1715 - 1763), and his nickname was Meng Ruan. He was one of the most outstanding novelists of the Qing Dynasty and the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Cao Xueqin lived in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. He was the prototype of Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber and the source of many characters in the novel. The image of Jia Baoyu was created by Cao Xueqin according to her own imagination and creative ideas. He was one of the important characters in the novel.