Biography of Cao Xueqin

Author: Zhou Ruchang
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Cao Xueqin lived a life of "forty years," passing away on the New Year's Eve of the 28th year of the Qianlong reign. Due to major political upheavals, his family suffered misfortune and poverty throughout his life, yet he never stopped writing. He was later hailed as an extraordinary and talented figure of his generation, a "conglomeration" of a great poet, painter, thinker, and historian.