Dream of the Red Chamber
Also known as The Story of the Stone, The Dream of the Red Chamber
one of China's Four Great Classical Novels
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"Dream of the Red Chamber" is one of China's most celebrated classical novels, known for its elaborate portrayal of aristocratic family life and complex relationships during imperial China. The work is regarded as a masterpiece of Chinese literature and continues to be widely studied and adapted across different art forms because of its psychological depth and cultural significance.
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- title
- Sen czerwonego pawilonu
- publication date
- 1868-00-00
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- 卻說那女媧氏煉石補天之時，於大荒山無稽崖煉成高十二丈、見方二十四丈大的頑石三萬六千五百零一塊。那媧皇只用了三萬六千五百塊，單單剩下一塊未用，棄在青埂峰下。誰知此石自經鍛煉之後，靈性已通，自去自來，可大可小。因見眾石俱得補天，獨自己無才，不得入選，遂自怨自愧，日夜悲哀。
- inception
- 1701-00-00
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Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese石頭記 Simplified Chinese石头记 Literal meaning"Records of the Stone"
Dream of the Red Chamber (simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; pinyin: hónɡ lóu mènɡ, also translated as Red Chamber Dream, A Dream of Red Mansions) or The Story of the Stone (simplified Chinese: 石头记; traditional Chinese: 石頭記; pinyin: shí tóu jì) is an 18th-century Chinese novel authored by Cao Xueqin, considered to be one of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature. It is known for its psychological scope and its observation of the worldview, aesthetics, lifestyles, and social relations of High Qing China.