The Qing Dynasty's Cao Xueqin's 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels and also a classic in the history of Chinese literature, known as the 'crown of Chinese classical novels'.
Cao Xueqin wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber' during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Cao Xueqin and Dream of the Red Chamber were classics in the history of Chinese literature and were regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels. Cao Xueqin's original name was Cao Zhan, a famous novelist of the Qing Dynasty and the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. He was born in 1715 and died in 1763. He was one of the famous writers, novelists, painters, and calligraphers of the late Qing Dynasty. His works were known for the combination of realism and romanticism, as well as his exquisite, realistic descriptions and unique artistic style. " Dream of the Red Chamber " was a novel that described the aristocratic society of the Qing Dynasty. It used the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others as the main thread, and depicted a colorful feudal dynasty as the background. It displayed the profound meaning of traditional Chinese culture, moral values, lifestyle, interpersonal relationships, and so on. It was a classic in the history of Chinese literature and one of the treasures in the history of world literature. "Dream of the Red Chamber" was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels. Not only did it achieve extremely high achievements in literature, but it also had high value in terms of art, thought, history, and so on. Its influence was widespread, not only in China, but also in the world, and it was widely praised and appreciated.
This article was selected from the 70th chapter of the Dream of the Red Chamber written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty. It was written according to the plot of the "Dream of the Red Chamber". In the seventh chapter, Cao Xueqin used the rise and fall of the Jia family as the main line to describe the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others, as well as the decline of the Jia family. The whole article focuses on the characters, through the emotional entanglements between the characters and the description of the family history, it shows the colorful characters and profound cultural implications in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
The first 80 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were not written by Cao Xueqin alone but by multiple authors. Cao Xueqin was one of the main authors, but he was not the only one who wrote the first 80 chapters. In addition, Gao E, Cheng Weiyuan, and others had also completed the first 80 chapters. Cheng Weiyuan was known as "Mr. Continuation" in "Dream of the Red Chamber". He added some of his own thoughts and opinions into the book, which improved the ideology and artistry of "Dream of the Red Chamber" to a certain extent. Cao Xueqin criticized Cheng Weiyuan's continuation, saying that he had lost the original intention of his writing. Therefore, it can be said that the first 80 chapters of the Dream of the Red Chamber were written by a variety of authors with different writing styles and thoughts in different places. Together, they constituted this extensive and profound literary work.
Not all of the chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were written by Cao Xueqin. In fact, only the first 80 chapters were written by Cao Xueqin. Cao Xueqin was the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. He had created the entire plot and character setting of' Dream of the Red Chamber'. However, in the early writing process of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Cao Xueqin had collaborated with other characters to make some changes and alterations to the chapters and plots of the novel. Later, Cao Xueqin completed the first 80 chapters of the novel and submitted them to the publishing company. In the end, Hu Shi and others sorted out the complete chapter and plot of the novel. Therefore, the chapter of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' actually included many different versions of modifications, additions, and removals, while Cao Xueqin only created the entire framework of the novel.
There were many theories about Cao Xueqin and Xiangyu. One theory was that Qin Keqing was referring to Cao Xueqin's beloved woman, Xiang Yu. As a concubine of the royal family, Xiang Yu and Cao Xueqin had rekindled their old feelings after their reunion. After the matter was exposed, Xiang Yu hanged herself in the Heavenly Fragrance Building to protect Cao Xueqin. Qingwen and Jin Chuer were based on Xiang Yu, and their tragic endings were described according to the real events behind them. There was also a view that Cao Xueqin used Pu Songling's "Fragrant Jade"'s "double beauty" technique to create the two female images of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai in "Dream of the Red Chamber". In addition, Huo Guoling and others believed that Cao Xueqin (also known as Cao Tianyou) had once fallen in love with the maid Zhu Xiangyu. Xiangyu was presented to Yongzheng by the Cao family and later made Empress. Cao and Zhu had conspired to poison Emperor Yongzheng, but this was only a point of view. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was the Qing Dynasty novelist Cao Xueqin.
The author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was the Qing Dynasty novelist Cao Xueqin.
The Spring Dream in the Red Chamber was not written by Cao Xueqin, but in the Qing Dynasty. Cao Xueqin had used what she had seen and heard in 'Dream of the Red Chamber', as the basis for a detailed description and analysis of the characters and events in' Dream of the Red Chamber'. Gao E had added his own imagination and creation to Cao Xueqin's foundation, creating a more complete world of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Therefore, although both Dream of the Red Chamber and Spring Dreams of the Red Chamber depicted the story of Dream of the Red Chamber, they were two different works.
Dream of the Red Chamber was a long novel. Its author was Cao Xueqin, a famous novelist and painter of the Qing Dynasty. Cao Xueqin, also known as Yucun, Stone, or Ziwei Taoist, was a Qing Dynasty novelist and painter. His representative work was Dream of the Red Chamber.