The Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼梦 The Dream of the Red Chamber

红楼梦 is the most famous novel in the whole Chinese history; is written in Beijing dialect; is famous for its deep thoughts, the theme of anti-feudality and beautiful language. Is an imcompleted novel which partially contributes to its popularity; numerous scholars spend huge amount of time and effort trying to figure out what the ending should be;

Cao Xueqin, the Auther

曹雪芹 Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹（1713-1763，一说为1724-1764） was originally from an extremely powerful and wealthy family, but at the age of 10, his father was deprived his position by Emperor Yongzheng, and Cao family became poorer and poorer after that. Cao Xueqin experienced extremely luxurious life and then poor life, and this huge contrast made him decide to write a novel about it.

红楼梦 红楼梦 describes the the fall of a large and wealthy family and stories of around 30 main characters. The love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is very moving http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Red_Chambe http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/SZCzkZzxQ1s/

Jia Baoyu

Lin Daiyu