CHINA?S GREAT CLASSICAL NOVELS 1 IBD

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Dream of the Red Chamber (çºóæѼæóª), also known as Story of the Stone (石åñ´è«°), written in the mid-18th century by the Qing Dynasty (æ¸àæúÑ) writer Cao Xueqin (æó¹éóªèè¹), is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature (åóóåñºåÈìèæù). The novel, essentially an art fiction, narrates the rise and fall of the four big families Jia (è´¾), Shi (åŲ), Wang (çÄï) and Xue (èûó). In the background, the novel portrays love triangle of the wealthy son Jia Baoyu (è´¾å«ÑçÄë) with his female cousin Lin Daiyu (æžùé»óçÄë) and wife Xue Baochai (èûóå«ÑéÆù). The romance and love tragedy between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu forms one of the main threads of the book. The novel is often regarded as the greatest novels of Chinese literature. In fact, 'Redology' is the term used to describe studies devoted to this novel. As such, understanding this masterpiece is indispensable for learning Chinese language and culture.The book has 23 chapters, including:Chapter 1: DaiyuâÇÖs First Visit to Jiafu (第ä¸Çç«á: é»óçÄëè¿óè´¾åºúåêÑè»åå«ÑçÄë)Chapter 2: Xue PanâÇÖs Abuse and Impunity (第äºîç«á: èûóèŸáä»ùåè¿æ¬ºäººåàìè´úç½Ü)Chapter 3: Baoyu and Daiyu (第ä¸ëç«á: å«ÑçÄë纪éƟä¸Çæïìåì³åÈê é»óçÄëå¿âæÇÑç¼úå»åæÜùä¼ñæäŸ)Chapter 4: Qin KeqingâÇÖs Poor Health (第åóóç«á: 纪åÅ»åì¿èº«ä½ôæ¬áå«ë åçñåºÈéü¡è°âæêÅ)Chapter 5: Lin Ruhai and Daiyu (第äºöç«á: æžùåªéæµ·çùàéÇÑé»óçÄëå½Æ嫶 纪æ°ÅçùàéÇÑåçñåºÈæëôçÈåå«üåó½åºú)Chapter 6: Qin ZhongâÇÖs Death (第åà¡ç«á: åàâåªâçúü亲 纪éƟçùàéÇÑ)Chapter 7: Bao DaiâÇÖs Love (第ä¸âç«á: å«Ñé»óæùÑä¹àçöŸæâà åü¶éüçåâºäººå«ÑçÄëçùàæäê)Chapter 8: Angry Baoyu (第åà«ç«á: åü¶éüçéüôåú«ä¸ºå«ÑçÄëæÅÈ亲 èûóæžùçöŸæ°ö)Chapter 9: Punishing Baoyu (第ä¹Ñç«á: å«ÑçÄëåÅùç½Ü)Chapter 10: Poetry Club (第åìüç«á: æêÈç«ïè»ùçñ¾ ä¼ù人å±òéú²æëìæâà)Chapter 11: Grandma Liu (第åìüä¸Çç«á: åêÿåºÑåºÑååìè¿óåñºèºéåó¡ ç¬æç¿»ä¼ù人)Chapter 12: Memorial Ceremony (第åìüäºîç«á: å«ÑçÄëçÑ¡åÑáéçæéÆÅåä¿ åçñåºÈçöŸæùÑæìëåѸ)Chapter 13: Yuanyang Refuses to Marry (第åìüä¸ëç«á: é»óçÄëçùàæâàåèáéçì 鸳鸻æïÆå«ü)Chapter 14: Writing Poetry (第åìüåóóç«á: èûóèŸáååìä½úæü¶ é»óçÄëæòÖéªÖèűååÖè»ù)ááááááThe current book volume, ChinaâÇÖs Great Classical Novels 1, is a Level 6 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese story of the Dream of the Red Chamber/Mansion. The 1st volume in the Classical Novels of Chinese Literature (両åó½åÅñåà¸æûç塪) series includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1300 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 3-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.