Introduction to 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?

A Dream in Red Mansions

Answer 1

'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a classic in the history of Chinese literature in the Qing Dynasty. The novel depicted the decline and sorrow of a wealthy family with the rise and fall of the four families of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue as the main line. The novel used the emotional entanglements of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other characters as clues to show the rich and colorful human nature and the profound changes of society through the description of the characters 'personalities and the criticism of feudal society. At the end of the novel, the author sighed at the fickleness of fate and thought about the short life.