What was the meaning of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?

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Dream of the Red Chamber was a classical Chinese novel that was hailed as one of the great works in the history of Chinese novels. The theme of the novel was "Wealth". It described the marriage life and family disputes of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other characters, showing the various problems of feudal society and the complexity of human nature. The novel also reflected the social gap between the rich and the poor and the class opposition through the description of the four families of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue. Dream of the Red Chamber profoundly revealed the greed, selfishness, vanity, hypocrisy and other aspects of human nature. At the same time, it also showed the author Cao Xueqin's deep thinking and superb literary talent.