Red Chamber Dream 紅樓夢

Red Chamber DreamRed Chamber Dream 紅樓夢紅樓夢

A good deal of title!A good deal of title!

"Red Chamber Dream" the title of the "Red Chamber Dream" the title of the book is not the only one; actually its abook is not the only one; actually its author, Cao Xueqin, had used five in thuthor, Cao Xueqin, had used five in the book, including “Hong Lou Meng,” e book, including “Hong Lou Meng,” “Story of the Stone,” “the Sentime“Story of the Stone,” “the Sentiment Monk records,” “the Love Affair Vnt Monk records,” “the Love Affair Valuably Mirror,” and “the Jinling 12 aluably Mirror,” and “the Jinling 12 Ornamental Hairpins.”Ornamental Hairpins.”

1.The title “Story of the Stone” appears in th1.The title “Story of the Stone” appears in the book in the earliest stage, which refers to the e book in the earliest stage, which refers to the fact that the novel had been engraved in the stfact that the novel had been engraved in the stone in one section of a legend and it also showone in one section of a legend and it also shows the source of "Hong Lou Meng." s the source of "Hong Lou Meng."

2. “The sentiment monk records”referred to 2. “The sentiment monk records”referred to the fact that this book had been transcribed bthe fact that this book had been transcribed by the empty handyman in buddhist temple afty the empty handyman in buddhist temple after Story of the Stone, then changed its name aer Story of the Stone, then changed its name as the sentiment monk. s the sentiment monk.

3.“Love affair valuable mirror”, then r3.“Love affair valuable mirror”, then refers to the love affair circumstances whefers to the love affair circumstances which occurred in Jia Fu, which may govern ich occurred in Jia Fu, which may govern the rash action illness and provide relief the rash action illness and provide relief to guarantee the fresh effectiveness. The to guarantee the fresh effectiveness. The title “Love affair valuable mirror” pointitle “Love affair valuable mirror” points out the theme the novel.ts out the theme the novel.

4.“Jinling 12 ornamental hairpins” ,th4.“Jinling 12 ornamental hairpins” ,then stems from the fifth book in "Hong Len stems from the fifth book in "Hong Lou Meng", referring to the descriptions aou Meng", referring to the descriptions about 12 female's stories. The title “Jinlibout 12 female's stories. The title “Jinling 12 ornamental hairpins” points out ng 12 ornamental hairpins” points out character and the location of the novel.character and the location of the novel.

SummarizationSummarization

These four titles get the key point These four titles get the key point respectively, therefore does take respectively, therefore does take “Red Chamber Dream” as the entire “Red Chamber Dream” as the entire book general term. On the one hand, book general term. On the one hand, the book title may echo with the the book title may echo with the content; on the other hand it content; on the other hand it summarizes what happened in “the summarizes what happened in “the red chamber” in Prospect Garden. red chamber” in Prospect Garden.

12 gold hairpins and represent 12 gold hairpins and represent flower flower

Lin Daiyu - cotton rosLin Daiyu - cotton rose e

Lin Daiyu is the one Lin Daiyu is the one who has the tragic diwho has the tragic disposition typical of a sposition typical of a beautiful woman in Abeautiful woman in Ancient China. She is incient China. She is intelligent, beautiful, ntelligent, beautiful, sentimental, outstansentimental, outstanding, and is also actuding, and is also actually delicately sick. ally delicately sick.

12 gold hairpins and represent 12 gold hairpins and represent flowerflower

Xue Baochai – peonyXue Baochai – peony Xue Baochai is born into one Xue Baochai is born into one

of four respected families in of four respected families in Jinling. The Xue family's is dJinling. The Xue family's is demure. Jia’s family changeemure. Jia’s family changed their attitude toward her, d their attitude toward her, because she has 1,000,000 fabecause she has 1,000,000 family property as a strong bamily property as a strong back ground. Without a doubt, ck ground. Without a doubt, she looks like the peony, whishe looks like the peony, which may represent women of ch may represent women of high social ranks.high social ranks.


Sister Chao- morning glorSister Chao- morning glory y

Sister Chao had been borSister Chao had been born in the seventh night of tn in the seventh night of the seventh lunar month, ahe seventh lunar month, and later because the villagnd later because the village woman Grandma Liu wae woman Grandma Liu wanted to acquire fame, she nted to acquire fame, she finally agrees with the boafinally agrees with the board marriage. She probably rd marriage. She probably has the indissoluble bond has the indissoluble bond with the growth in the couwith the growth in the countryside morning glory!ntryside morning glory!


Wang Xifeng - poppy flWang Xifeng - poppy flowerower

magnificent and expemagnificent and expensive gorgeous, havinnsive gorgeous, having the complex dispositg the complex disposition, which is just like nion, which is just like narcotic and the good arcotic and the good medicine mixture, it is medicine mixture, it is perhaps not fair to coperhaps not fair to compare it with poppy flmpare it with poppy flower!ower!


Tan-train—The Tan-train—The apricot blossom apricot blossom

Tan-train is one Tan-train is one young lady young lady belonging to inner belonging to inner chamber. She is chamber. She is far-seeing, has the far-seeing, has the plans, the plans, the aspiration, and aspiration, and dares to say and do dares to say and do things that she things that she intended to, with intended to, with experienced experienced management. management.


Miou-Yi- pear flowerMiou-Yi- pear flower Pear flower dresses uPear flower dresses u

p colorfully with cold p colorfully with cold fragrance, the pure fragrance, the pure white is like snow. In white is like snow. In a typical spring evenia typical spring evening, “the rain hits thng, “the rain hits the pear to be colorede pear to be colored” and falls gently on” and falls gently onto the dust.to the dust.

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Red Chamber Dream 紅樓夢