Zhou Siyuan Correctly Identifies Jinling

Author: Zhou Siyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: There is an endless "Dream of the Red Chamber," and thus an ever-emerging focus of Red Studies. What is the current focus of Red Studies in this period? Without a doubt, it is the so-called "Mystery of Qin Keqing." But is Qin Keqing really burdened with so many "secrets" that need to be revealed? Are there truly so many "mysteries" that have remained unsolved for 250 years, requiring people to exert so much effort to decipher them? Have we fallen into the reading trap meticulously set by Cao Xueqin, or have we dug the trap ourselves, or perhaps both? This book is the new work of the renowned Red Study expert, Professor Zhou Siyuan. The book selects the Jinling Twelve Beauties, whom Cao Xueqin meticulously portrayed and which readers are highly concerned about, as its subject. It approaches the topic from points of doubt and addresses various incorrect perceptions that general readers might hold, such as why Lin Daiyu could not have hanged herself? Why couldn't the doctor treating Qin Keqing have been a physician from the Imperial Medical College? And why wasn't Jia Yuanyun the informant who led to Qin Keqing's death? The book presents its own perspectives on these issues. Additionally, the book covers several characters and criminal cases related to the Twelve Beauties, offering fresh insights.