"The Dream of the Red Chamber." "Journey to the West" and Others - Selected Essays on Learning by Yu Guofan

Author: Yu Guofan
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Dream of the Red Chamber mentions the realm of Tu Xuhuan in the fifth chapter, where Jia Baoyu travels there in a dream. On the gate arch of this immortal realm, Baoyu spots the vertical couplet inscribed on both sides at a glance. For a long time, redologists have regarded this couplet as a microcosm of the structure of Dream of the Red Chamber and the essence of the entire work.