What were the titles of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? The origin of these names?

Answer 1

The titles of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were as follows:

1 Original Title: Story of the Stone
2. Aliases: Love Monk Record, Fengyue Baojian, Jinling Twelve Beauties
Official Title: Dream of the Red Chamber

The origins of these names were as follows:

1. Original title: The Story of the Stone: This name comes from a stone in the novel created by the author Cao Xueqin. In the novel, the stone represented Jia Baoyu's family and was one of the main plots of the novel.
2. Other names: Love Monk Record, Feng Yue Bao Jian, The Twelve Beauties of Jinling: These names came from the characters and plots in the novel. The Love Monk referred to the plot of Jia Baoyu and his confidants living in the temple; the Treasure Mirror of the Moon and Breeze referred to a jade pendant beside Jia Baoyu, implying that Jia Baoyu was a person who could avoid being involved in worldly affairs; and the Twelve Beauties of Jinling referred to the twelve most outstanding girls in the novel.
3. Official Title: Dream of the Red Chamber: This name was a consensus in the literary world and was the content of the novel that Cao Xueqin hoped the readers would know. In the novel, Jia Baoyu was a protagonist who left his family to grow up in an unfamiliar environment because of a family accident. From Jia Baoyu's perspective, the novel narrated his life experience and emotional journey in an unfamiliar environment.