The name 'Celebrating the Years' originated from a song in 'Dream of the Red Chamber',' Remaining Celebration'. This song described how after the decline of the Jia family, Jia Qiaoer was still living a life without worry after being sold. Therefore, the name 'Celebrating Years' was related to 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The origin of the name 'Celebrating the Years' could be traced back to a song in 'Dream of the Red Chamber',' Remaining Celebration'. This song described how after the decline of the Jia family, Jia Qiaoer was still living a life without worry after being sold. The author Maoni revealed that the name of "Celebrating Years" originally came from this song. In addition, the name of Qing Kingdom in " Celebrating Years " came from the Qing Kingdom in the novel " Twelve Kingdoms " by the Japanese writer Ono Buyumi. Therefore, the name of 'Celebrating the Years' was related to both 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and 'The Twelve Kingdoms.'
The original English name of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was 'The Scarlet Letter'. The name came from the red-covered' Dream of the Red Chamber 'collection of novels that appeared in the novel. It was said that the red words Scarlet Letter on the cover was a homonym of the female protagonist Lin Daiyu's name, Lin Ruhai. Scarlet symbolized red, passion, and passion. In addition, there was another important character in the novel, Jia Zheng, the cousin of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. He was portrayed as a corrupt, selfish and cold image in the novel. Therefore, in the English translation of the novel, in addition to The Scarlet Letter, the word Jia Zheng was added to express the corruption and coldness of this character.
The title of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' originated from the plot and characters of the novel created by Cao Xueqin. The main plot of the novel took place in the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty, depicting the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and other characters. This novel had gone through many changes and alterations in the process of creation. Finally, it was edited and published by Cao Xueqin's good friend Gao E. Thus, the title of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' could also be understood as 'The Story in Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The origin of the name 'Celebrating the Years' could be traced back to a song in 'Dream of the Red Chamber',' Remaining Celebration'. The title of the novel " Celebrating Years " came from the fifth chapter of " Dream of the Red Chamber." The song was sung by Sister Qiao. The lyrics expressed the author's idea of persuading people to help the poor. Therefore, it could be said that the name 'Celebrating the Years' was inspired by the song 'Remaining Celebration' from 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The origin of the name "Dream of the Red Chamber" is generally believed to be because the main plot of the novel takes place in the Qing Dynasty. The "red" in the word "Dream of the Red Chamber" refers to the Yi Hong Yuan where Jia Baoyu lives."Jia" refers to Jia Daishan's family."Story of the Stone" is the original name of the novel. As for the author's original name, it was generally believed to be Cao Xueqin. Cao Xueqin was a novelist from the Qing Dynasty. His real name was Cao Rui, also known as Uncle Zhan. He wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber' around 1815. However, due to various reasons, the book was not completed and only some chapters were passed down. 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese literature and one of the important treasures of Chinese culture.
The title of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' originated from the structure and content of the novel written by Cao Xueqin. The novel was set in a feudal dynasty and told the life experiences and conflicts of the main characters such as Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in terms of family, officialdom, marriage, etc. The novel was prefixed with "Story of the Stone", which implied the illusory world and the growing environment of the stone in the novel."Dream of the Red Chamber" was a comprehensive evaluation of all the characters and stories in the novel. This novel was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese classical literature and an important part of Chinese culture.
The origin of 'Dream of the Red Chamber's' name was rumored to be because the story in the book took place in the 'Rong Mansion' and 'Rong Mansion' was equivalent to the 'noble residence' at that time. Therefore, the life and relationships of the characters in the noble residence described in the book had the color of 'aristocrates'. In addition, the characters and emotions of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu depicted in the book were also considered to be various phenomena and contradictions in the "aristocratic" society. The author's original name was Cao Xueqin, a famous novelist and writer of the Qing Dynasty. It was said that Cao Xueqin was living in the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty when he was writing 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. His original name was Cao Rui, but because it was the same as the name' Cao Xueqin', it was mistakenly passed as 'Cao Xueqin'. In the end, it was confirmed that he was named' Cao Xueqin'.
The title of the play,"Celebrating the Years", was closely related to "Dream of the Red Chamber". The song in the play," Liu Yuqing," was a suite from " Dream of the Red Chamber," which revealed the fate of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. Although some people mistakenly called " Songs of the Dream of the Red Chamber "" 12 Songs of the Dream of the Red Chamber ", there were actually 14 Songs of the Dream of the Red Chamber. There was one introduction and one ending, and the other 12 songs corresponded to the 12 Beauties of Jinling. The song " Remaining Celebration " corresponded to Qiaojie. She was Jia Baoyu's niece and the daughter of Jia Baoyu's brother and Wang Xifeng. Qiao Jie's fate coincided with the meaning of the song, which meant that there would be good karma in a family that accumulated good deeds. In addition, the name of the play," Celebrating the Years," was also derived from a song in " Dream of the Red Chamber." This song expressed the meaning of leaving behind happiness. Therefore, the title of the play,"Celebrating Years", had a deep connection with "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Celebrating the Years ingeniously quoted the classic poem from Dream of the Red Chamber,"Stay to celebrate." The use of this detail was not aimless. It hid a far-reaching meaning. In the play, the true meaning of "Liu Yuqing" was cleverly interpreted as the continuation of the Li family. In fact, there were only five of the ten families in the story, including Shi Nai, Shi Ding, and Wang Zhong, Feng Jie's father. They were originally in Suzhou, and only moved to Jinling in the second year of Yongzheng. This plot was closely linked to the fate of the Jia family in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Granny Liu's story about the old grandma seemed simple, but it had a profound meaning. It was not only the experience of Granny Liu's family, but it also hinted at the turning point of the Jia family's fate. In " Dream of the Red Chamber," the unfortunate encounters of Gou 'er and Ban' er allowed the readers to see the decline of the family. However, the appearance of Qiao Jie brought new vitality to the Li family. Therefore, the quote of the phrase 'stay in celebration' from 'Dream of the Red Chamber' in 'Celebrating Years' was both a tribute to the fate of the Jia family and a sustenance for the fate of the Li family.
The main content of Spring in the Red Chamber was the story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others flying kites in the Grand View Garden. The story started when everyone picked up a big butterfly kite that Miss Yanhong had flown in the Grand View Garden. It aroused everyone's interest, so everyone took out their kites and prepared to fly. Baoqin flew the big bat kite, Baochai flew the wild goose kite, but Baoyu couldn't fly the beauty kite, which annoyed him. When Daiyu flew the kite, everyone said that it could take away the root of her illness. In the end, everyone released their kites. Through describing the scene of flying a kite, this text showed the character and destiny of the characters. At the same time, it showed their leisure and happiness in life, bringing people a beautiful enjoyment.