A Dream of Red Mansions
'Dream of the Red Chamber' was written in the Qing Dynasty, and its background could be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty in 18th century China. Cao Xueqin was born in 1715 and died in 1770. He was a famous novelist and writer in the Qing Dynasty and the author of Dream of the Red Chamber. The background of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was that Cao Xueqin was forced to drop out of school after his father passed away, and he started writing novels. It was rumored that Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he was writing 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. He lived in the countryside for a long time and made a living by farming and doing odd jobs. At the same time, he often participated in various temple festivals and cultural activities to obtain creative inspiration. Cao Xueqin had collected a large amount of history, legends, notes, novels, and other materials when he was writing "Dream of the Red Chamber", and then filtered, sorted out, and created them. He also combined the knowledge of ancient Chinese literature, art, philosophy and other aspects to create a unique creation technique and innovation. In the end, Cao Xueqin completed this masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature, Dream of the Red Chamber, after years of hard work. "Dream of the Red Chamber" became a classic in the history of Chinese literature with its rich cultural content, outstanding literary value, profound character description and unique artistic techniques.
