Dream of the Red Chamber
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''Dream of the Red Chamber'' or ''The Story of the Stone'' is an 18th-century Chinese novel authored by Cao Xueqin, considered to be one of the Four Great Classical 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.
The intricate strands of its plot depict the rise and decline of a family much like Cao's own and, by extension, of the dynasty itself. Cao depicts the power of the father over the family, but the novel is intended to be a memorial to the women he knew in his youth: friends, relatives and servants. At a more profound level, the author explores religious and philosophical questions, and the writing style includes echoes of the plays and novels of the late Ming, as well as poetry from earlier periods.
Cao apparently began composing it in the 1740s and worked on it until his death in 1763 or 1764. Copies of his uncompleted manuscript circulated in Cao's social circle, under the title ''Story of a Stone'', in slightly varying versions of eighty chapters. It was not published until nearly three decades after Cao's death, when Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan () edited the first and second printed editions under the title ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' from 1791 to 1792, adding 40 chapters. It is still debated whether Gao and Cheng composed these chapters themselves and the extent to which they did or did not represent Cao's intentions. Their 120-chapter edition became the most widely circulated version. The title has also been translated as ''Red Chamber Dream'' and ''A Dream of Red Mansions''. Redology is the field of study devoted to the novel. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Wan, Li
Published 1998
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5Bu shou zhi yue de quan li : Zhongguo gu dai de ren zhi yu fa zhi /不受制约的 权力 : 中国 古代的 人治 与 法治 /不受制约的权力 : 中国古代的人治与法治 /by Wan, Li
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6Qi gong liu xiang : Zhongguo qi gong di guo qu, xian zai yu wei lai /气功流向: 中国气功的过去, 现在与未来 /by Wan, Li
Published 1993
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9Qi gong liu xiang : Zhongguo qi gong de guo qu, xian zai yu wei lai /气功 流向 : 中国 气功 的 过去, 现在 与 未来 /by Wan, Li
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10Bu shou zhi yue Diquan li : Zhongguo gu dai di ren zhi yu fa zhi /不受制约的权力 : 中国古代的人治与法治 /by Wan, Li
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11Zi you jie hun自由結婚by Wan, Li
Published 1952
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15Taiwan sheng tai jia ting : liu ge nu xing, huan bao yu she hui yun dong de min jian dian fan = Ecofamilism : women, religion, and environmental protection in Taiwan /台灣生態家庭 : 六個女性、環保與社會運動的民間典範 = Ecofamilism : women, religion, and environmental protection in Taiwan /台灣生態家庭 : 六個女性、環保與社會運動的民間典範 = Ecofamilism : women, religion, and environmental protection in Taiwan /
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19Da Han Nv Guo Yi :Yi Xu Chuan Qi大汉女国医:义姁传奇by Liu Wan Li
Published 2022
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