num_pages: 603
description: "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 second part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, "The Crab-Flower Club" continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty. This volume primarily depicts a gilded year at the Rong-Guo mansion. Bao-yu and a bevy of young ladies move into Prospect Garden and devote themselves to poetry, riddles, and entertainments consisting of crab, flowers, rice wine, painting, cards, and firecrackers.
language: English
title: The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
titlecomplete: The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
genres: Fiction, Asia, China, Literature, 18th Century, Classics, Asian Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Chinese Literature
ratings_count: 865
series: The Story of the Stone
publisher: Penguin Group