A Dream of Red Mansions is an ancient Zhang Hui novel in China and one of the four classical novels in China. It is generally believed that it was written by Cao Xueqin, a writer in Qing Dynasty.
The version of A Dream of Red Mansions has two systems: 120 "cost" and 80 "fat cost". Cheng Ben is printed by Cheng Weiyuan, while Fat Ben is an early manuscript copied and commented by Zhi Yanzhai in different periods. Fat book is the basic book of craft book.
A Dream of Red Mansions is an earthly novel with world influence. It is recognized as the pinnacle of China's classical novels, an encyclopedia of feudal society in China and a master of traditional culture. The author of the novel encourages himself by "talking about feelings with good intentions and recording facts", only follows his own truth, gets rid of old stereotypes, is fresh and unique, and has made extraordinary artistic achievements. The special brushwork of "the truth is hidden and the village tells lies" has opened the brains of later readers and speculated for a long time. Since the 20th century, due to the outstanding artistic achievements and rich and profound ideological background of A Dream of Red Mansions, academic circles have produced a special knowledge-taking A Dream of Red Mansions as the research object.