Liu Xinwu Unveils "Dream of the Red Chamber". Part One

Author: Liu Xinwu
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is a written compilation of Liu Xinwu's lecture on Red Studies on CCTV-10's "One Hundred Lecturers" platform. It is also the culmination of the author's years of research on Dream of the Red Chamber. Starting with Qin Keqing from the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, he meticulously examines the real-life prototypes of the characters in the book and reconstructs the era's atmosphere during the creation of Dream of the Red Chamber. When the program was broadcast, it received an overwhelmingly positive response from the audience. For a time, Liu Xinwu's new interpretation of Dream of the Red Chamber became a widely discussed and popular topic. At the same time, it was the enthusiasm of the for the program that led to the publication of this book.