Flowers in the Mirror (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: Qing Li Ruzhen
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: ▼ Complete Content ▼ Sandalwood Aroma ▼ Compact and Portable ▼ Original Illustrations ▼ Easy to Carry
Empress Wu Zetian ordered all flowers to bloom together in winter. The flower gods dared not defy her, but after blooming, they violated the heavens' laws and were banished to the mortal world, becoming one hundred ordinary women. The leader of the flower gods was reborn as Xiaoshan, the daughter of Tang Ao. What kind of experiences would these one hundred beautiful and talented women have? This is the story told in A Dream of Splendid Colors.
Of course, this book is not just about this story. It uses the story and knowledge to roam the imagination, expressing the author's sentiments and ideals. In the mid-Qing period, novel writing was very active, with "a thousand forms and ten thousand varieties, competing in beauty and excellence, enough to fill houses with books." However, even famous works like The Old Man's Exposure of the Truth and Towards History were not without the suspicion of showing off knowledge and displaying literary prowess, and were often outdated in thought and mediocre in writing. Liu Ruzhen's A Dream of Splendid Colors, however, stands out with its novel and perceptive ideas, playful and humorous writing style, and imaginative......