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The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, The Dreamer Awakes, was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision, which reveals to him that life itself is merely a dream, 'as moonlight mirrored in the water'.
This publication is the long-awaited complement to Michael Loewe's acclaimed Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (2000). With more than 8,000 entries, based upon historical records and surviving inscriptions, the comprehensive Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD) now provides information on men and women of the Chinese world who lived at the time of Later (or Eastern) Han, from Liu Xiu, founding Emperor Guangwu (reg. 24-57), to the celebrated warlord Cao Cao (155-220) at the end of the dynasty. The entries, including surnames, personal names, styles and dates, are accompanied by maps, genealogical tables and indexes, with lists of books and special accounts of women. These features, together with the convenient surveys of the history and the administrative structure of the dynasty, will make Rafe de Crespigny's work an indispensable tool for any further serious study of a significant but comparatively neglected period of imperial China.
[Interstellar Sentinel + Beloved by All + Multiple Male Leads + Love Chaos] In the interstellar era, everyone eventually differentiates into one of two professions: the powerful, battle-hardened Sentinels or the gentle, empathetic Guides. Cultivation grandmaster Dai Xiao wakes up one day only to find himself transmigrated into the body of a fragile Guide. Dai Xiao: ??? Thankfully, he’s bound to a system. The mission sounds simple enough: humiliate four designated male leads to earn “Humiliation Points” and restore his cultivation strength. At first, Dai Xiao thinks it’s easy—until things go completely off script. The first Sentinel he humiliates looks him straight in the eyes and c...
The police flower Lou Xinyue had accidentally sacrificed herself while on mission, teleporting to a dynasty that had no records of her past. It was not the life of a spicy person, but the life of a cannon fodder. They should have treasured their lives and kept away from the Lord and Lady, but they couldn't do anything about the fact that the main culprit was her family. Helpless, he could only pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger and hug his thigh to save his life. Rising up to resist, save the family, change fate, fight with the female lead, hide from the male lead, earn money, peach blossoms blossomed, the female partner just wanted to have a chance! This concubine was naturally virtuous, but the enemy was too crazy!
This is rated one of the greatest works of Chinese literature. Metaphysical, allegorical, and vividly realistic, the immense scope of The Story of the Stone provides something for everyone. A rich family saga, a tragic love story, and a philosophical meditation it is one of those rare huge books in which one can lose oneself completely. It begins as the story of the Stone, a supernatural entity endowed with consciousness that winds up in the mortal world and must find the path to enlightenment. His fate is inextricably bound with another creature from the Land of Illusion, the Crimson Pearl Flower. The Stone is responsible for its transformation into a fairy girl -- and she vows to repay him with "a debt of tears", willing to suffer for a lifetime in the world of mere mortals. The Stone describes how his story -- The Story of the Stone -- is the record of his journey to enlightenment, and offers the tale as a tool for others to follow his path, as, for example Vanitas does in the first chapter. --www.complete-review.com.
The glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family and its two main characters, Bao-yu and Dau-yu.
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