Dream of the Red Chamber: Episode 4 (Part 1 and 2)

Author: Huo Guoling
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This collection also argues that Cao Xueqin's mother was the 16th princess of Kangxi, born in the 32nd year of Kangxi's reign, and given the name "Qiao" by Kangxi; Qianlong was actually an usurping emperor, and other issues. The book also discusses theoretical problems such as the "Body Fit Method" in Dream of the Red Chamber and other "dream interpretation" theories, and explains multiple poems, odes, and other literary works. The argument that "Cao Xueqin poisoned Emperor Yongzheng" once caused a sensation several years ago. This collection comprehensively examines six articles on the background of Cao Xueqin and the archetype of Daiyu, Zhu Xiangyu, poisoning Emperor Yongzheng, their ideological foundations and political ideals, the conditions for poisoning Emperor Yongzheng, the final outcome, and its significant implications. The collection specifically argues for the burial site of the archetype of Daiyu, Zhu Xiangyu. Zhu Xiangyu had served as a tutor to princesses and dukes, later rising to the ranks of imperial concubine, empress, and empress dowager. However, upon discovering that she was originally a minor actress and maid from the Cao family, she was not buried in the Qing imperial tombs but instead in Jinqiu Pavilion on the island of Taoranting Lake in Beijing. The collection also argues that Cao Xueqin's mother was the 16th princess of Kangxi, born in the 32nd year of Kangxi's reign, and given the name "Qiao" by Kangxi; Qianlong was actually an usurping emperor, and other issues. The book also discusses theoretical problems such as the "Body Fit Method" in Dream of the Red Chamber and other "dream interpretation" theories, and explains multiple poems, odes, and other literary works.