Dream of the Red Chamber

Author: Cao Xueqin, edited and annotated by Feng Buyu
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is set against the backdrop of the four great families—Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue—and follows the tragic love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu as its main thread. It depicts the decline of the Jia family from prosperity to ruin, exposes the debauchery and corruption of the feudal aristocratic group, praises the pure love of young rebels like Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and criticizes feudal rituals.