The Legend of Sai Jinhua

Author: Ke Xing
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Publish Date: 1995-08-01
Features: This biographical novel vividly reveals the truth of Sai Jinhua's multiple marriages and the hardships of her life. The story is full of twists and turns, with, and the writing is elegant and vivid, combining knowledge and entertainment to strongly attract readers' interest. As the legendary life of a famous courtesan during the late Qing Dynasty, who was renowned across the Jiangnan region, it has been a focal point of debate for over half a century and remains a hot topic for readers. This is a long historical biographical novel. Sai Jinhua, this extraordinarily beautiful courtesan of the late Qing Dynasty, was an extraordinary woman in modern Chinese history. She first married Hong Wenqing, the top scholar, and accompanied him as the wife of the Imperial Envoy to Europe, representing four countries. Three years later, upon her return, Hong Wenqing died, and Sai Jinhua was driven out of the Hong family and fell back into the world of prostitution. In the Year of Gengzi, the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Beijing, and she saved many lives under the guns of foreigners. When the foreigners withdrew, she was imprisoned by the Ministry of Justice. She had repeatedly engaged in the prostitution business, causing a sensation in Shanghai several times. In the midst of the red lights and wine, she lived extravagantly. To cherish the people who truly loved her, she gave up prostitution and lived in seclusion in Beijing's Tianqiao in her later years, dying in poverty.