'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a classical Chinese novel, originally named 'Story of the Stone.' It had 120 chapters.
The original name of Dream of the Red Chamber was 'Story of the Stone.'
The Dream of the Red Chamber was written by Cao Xueqin in the 18th century. It was a novel about China's feudal society and a classic in the history of Chinese literature.
'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a classic in the history of Chinese literature in the Qing Dynasty. The novel narrated the life and emotional entanglements of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other characters in the Rong Mansion and the Ning Mansion. Through the description of the decline of the Rong Mansion and the Ning Mansion, it reflected the various drawbacks of the feudal society and the richness of human nature. The characters in the novel were vivid, the plot was full of ups and downs, and the language was beautiful and moving. It was a classic work of Chinese classical novels.
The Lady Dowager of Dream of the Red Chamber's original name was Jia Daishan.
Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic Chinese novel that told the story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and others. This novel is regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature, with extremely high artistic and cultural value.
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 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.
Dream of the Red Chamber was originally called the Story of the Stone because the main characters and the background of the story were all from a stone. In the novel, stones were given many special meanings and became one of the symbols of the story. In addition, the name 'Story of the Stone' was simple and easy to remember.
The original work of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was written by Cao Xueqin, a Qing Dynasty writer.
The original ending of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was very complicated, and the different versions and interpretation were also different. However, it was generally believed that Cao Xueqin had not decided on the final ending when he wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. In the novel, Jia Baoyu eventually died of illness and Lin Daiyu passed away. In addition, there were some other characters whose endings were uncertain, such as Xue Baochai, Wang Xifeng, and the others. Although the novel did not have a clear ending, the author Cao Xueqin left many clues in the novel to let the readers guess the final ending. Some readers thought that Cao Xueqin might have reached the final ending in the process of writing, but for various reasons, he did not write it down. The details of the original ending of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' still needed to be understood by reading the original novel.