The greatest writer in ancient China was Cao Xueqin. Cao Xueqin was a novelist from the Qing Dynasty. The novel, Dream of the Red Chamber, was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. "Dream of the Red Chamber" described the prosperity and decline of the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty with the rise and fall of the four families of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue as the main line. It showed rich characters, delicate psychological descriptions and profound thoughts. It had extremely high literary and artistic value.