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Daguanyuan

The ****Daguanyuan**** (simplified Chinese: 大观园; traditional Chinese: 大觀園; pinyin: *Dàguānyuán*), variously translated as **Grand View Garden** or **Prospect Garden**, is a large landscaped interior garden in the classic Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*, built within the compounds of the Rongguo Mansion. It is the setting for much of the story.

Built in chapters 16 and 17 of the novel, it was the site of Jia Yuanchun's first visit home as an Imperial Concubine. At that time, music and lights decorated the place so it was fit for Imperial patronage. After Yuanchun leaves, the Garden is made at her own request the home of her brother, half-sister, sister-in-law, and cousins. Being very elegant and peaceful, it is a perfect home for Baoyu and the girls. Granny Liu also pays a visit to Prospect Garden in chapters 40 and 41. She is very impressed at the vegetation, water, layout, and life in the Garden. As a gift, the Dowager commissions Xichun to make a painting of the Garden for Granny Liu to take back home. It is here that the nun Miaoyu is met by many.

Eventually, the young girls drift away from the Garden. Yingchun is married off to her death. Tanchun is also married, but to the frontier (in the Cheng-Gao version). Shi Xiangyun also marries, while Baochai marries Baoyu and is abandoned. Lin Daiyu dies of grief and Li Wan moves into the inner apartments of the Rongguo Mansion.
When the Jia family estates are confiscated, the Garden is ransacked. Being farther from the inner apartments, it is also destroyed by the Imperial Guards.

## Real-life replicas

A full-size replicated landscape garden based on the novel was built at Xuanwu District, in southwest Beijing in 1984, using the same name. The first major CCTV television series based on the novel was filmed in this garden. A smaller version of Prospect Garden already exists in Shanghai's Qingpu district.

Covering an area of 13 hectares (32.12 acres) with more than 40 scenic spots set within it, the garden has been skillfully designed. The most attractive parts are the courtyards which replicate the residences of the main members of the Jia family. These Chinese traditional buildings reveal the personality of various characters who would have occupied them and enabling you to feel firsthand the ambiance in which the love and political affairs of this medieval family had in their being.
The most interesting building in the park is the Enjoyment Red Hall where the principal character in the novel Jia Baoyu lived. Another building is Bamboo Lodge, a small and simple courtyard decorated in light-green, with slim bamboos grown in the courtyard, housed the weak and unlucky Lin Daiyu, heroine of the novel.
Chapter 9

In this chapter Baoyu and Qin Zhong start to go to school and 2 months later an argument broke into the class and let the two boys decide wether they are going to stay at school or leave.

## Detailed resume

Two days later, Baoyu and Qin Zhong start their first day at school. Before going to school, Baoyu first visit his mother, father and join Qin Zhong at his grandmother's. They then go see Daiyu, before finally going to the school for the 1st time.

From that day on, the two boys goes to shool and come back together. Qin Zhong even start to live a few days a week in the Rongguo mansion and become really liked by the Dowager. In bit less than 2 month, Baoyu and Qin Zhong call each other "brothers" and not "uncle" and "nephew" anymore.

We then learn that Xue Pan, also became a student in this school, but not in the purpose of learning but to have sexual relations with some of the students. His last two "preys" were Yu'ai and Xianglian, two young girl-like students that were attractive to some of their classmate. Since they were under Xue Pan's watch people were careful not to approach them even though they could feel attracted to them. Baoyu and Qin Zhong also felt really attracted by these two classmates.

One day the teacher was absent and Jia Rui was chosen to replace him. Xue Pan was also absent that day, loosing interest in his 2 last partners. Qin Zhong took the opportunity to go see Xianglian, and ask him to meet him pretexting to go to the toilets. As soon as they meet, they are interrupted by Jin Rong, one of their classmate and ex-partener of Xue Pan that threaten to tell everyone that these two where having a secret affair. After returning to class, Jin Rong start to telling his classmate ensuing a fight in the classroom where Mingyan, one of Baoyu's page get involve, telling everyone the low-social origin of Jin Rong. Li Gui, finally intervene and let them all calm down. Baoyu accept to not report that incident if Jin Rong apologize and bow in front of his friend Qin Zhong.
Chapter 37

In this chapter Jia Tanchun invite Baoyu, Daiyu, Baochai, Li Wan, Jia Yingchun and Jia Xichun to create a poetry group. It is decided that Baoyu, Daiyu, Baochai and Jia Tanchun will have to make poem, Li wan will be the president of the club and Jia Yingchun and Jia Xichun will both be vice-president.Later they invite Shi Xiangyun to join their club as a new poet.
Chapter 19

In this chapter, Baoyu is invited by his cousin Jia Zhen to see an opera performance. After watching a bit the show, Baoyu escape the vigilance of his followers and find Mingyan, one of his page having an affair with a young woman. Then they decide to pay a visit to Xiren (who was away visiting her family for the New Year). After their return, Xiren trick Baoyu into letting him believe that her family will buy her back and not be his maid anymore. Sad, Baoyu accept Xiren's 3 conditions to stay with him. The next day, Baoyu decide to pay Daiyu a visit. They talk and tease each other until Baochai join them.
Xue Baochai

****Xue Baochai**** (traditional Chinese: 薛寶釵; simplified Chinese: 薛宝钗; pinyin: *Xuē Bǎochāi*; Meaning: "Precious Hairpin", and her surname is a homophone with "Snow") is one of the principal characters in the classic Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is extremely beautiful and socially graceful. Her attributes complement those of her cousin Lin Daiyu. Indeed, it has been suggested that the two women are complements of one another – each has exactly the attributes of Cao Xueqin's ideal woman which the other lacks.

She is the only daughter of Aunt Xue and the younger sister of Xue Pan, a local Jinling bully. Unlike her brother, she is an excellent poet and a good elder cousin to Baoyu and Daiyu, and a good mistress to her maids. Well liked by all the servants and the mistresses of the Jia household, she also is a capable person, once helping Lady Wang manage the Rong Guo Mansion. **Baochai** is also extremely tactful, always careful never to offend anyone of importance in the house. Eventually, she marries Jia Baoyu.

The novel portrays **Xue Baochai** as a perspicacious and talented woman whose marriage became a tragedy because Jia Baoyu, her husband, is never able to truly forget Lin Daiyu, his true love, after the latter died before they could get married. There is a tragic song in Chapter 5 which foreshadows her fate, as a lonely "hermitess" who is neglected by her husband.

In the Cheng-Gao version of the novel, **Xue Baochai** marries Jia Baoyu under the machinations of Wang Xifeng and Grandmother Jia, causing Lin Daiyu's death through grief. However, many Redology scholars have commented that this is unlikely since, according to Zhiyanzhai and the clues of foreshadowing, Lin Daiyu dies well before their eventual wedding.

## Appearance

Baochai was described to be extremely beautiful, elegant, and refined, with glossy hair as black as lacquer, a round face, limpid almond-shaped eyes, a smooth complexion as fair and bright as the full moon, a well-built yet voluptuous physique, and even without any makeup, her lips were naturally red and her brows naturally jet-black. Even Baoyu, who was hopelessly and irrevocably in love with Daiyu, once marvelled at Baochai's incredible beauty, especially the charm of her white arms, and reflected that she had an aura of fascination and grace that rivalled Daiyu's beauty.
Lin Ruhai

**Lin Ruhai** (林如海) is a Yangzhou scholar-official, husband of Jia Min and father of Lin Daiyu. In the begining of the story he send his daughter to the Rongguo mansion after the death of his wife. A few months later, in the chapter 12, he send a letter to his wife's family asking them to return his daughter to him.
Chapter 40

In this chapter, Baoyu, the Dowager and all the women of the gynaeceum accompany Granny Liu through the Daguanyuan. During the visit and the dinner after, the company often make fun of Granny Liu. The chapter ends when they all hear a sound from outside.

## Trivia

There is an expression commonly known to modern Chinese people, relating to Granny Liu in this chapter. The expression is "Granny Liu visits the Grand View Gardens" (Simplified characters: 刘姥姥进大观园; Traditional characters: 劉姥姥進大觀園; Pinyin: *Liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán)*. It refers to a part of the novel where Granny Liu visits the noble family who host her, but also mock her openly for her simplicity. (Granny Liu is, however, unaware that the family is mocking her, and feels grateful for their generosity.) The expression is used in modern Chinese to describe someone, usually a simple unsophisticated person, who is overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings.
Chapter 36

In this chapter, the dowager ask Jia Zheng to let his son free of duty in the Daguanyuan until he fully recover. Wang Xifeng talk with Lady Wang about the maids. During that talk, it is decided that Yuchuanr is promoted as one of the 5 main maid of Lady Wang and Xiren is not one of the Dowager's maid anymore, but Baoyu's. On her side, Xue Baochai goes visit Baoyu and replace Xiren a bit whe she wants to take a break. During that time Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun, see Baoyu sleeping and Baochai knitting next to him. In his sleep Baoyu say out loud that he doesn't want to marry Baochai but Daiyu and is only heard by Baochai. Another day, Baoyu go ask Lingguan to sing for her but she refuse pretending a sore throat. Baoyu later realise that Jia Qiang and Lingguan are becoming closer. The chapter ends when Shi Xiangyun is send back to her distant home.
Chapter 21

In this chapter, Baoyu is scolded by many of his female acquaintance and then write a following text to a master Zhuang's text blaming all the girls around him. In his anger, he also rename one his maid from Huixiang to Sir because being a simple maid, she doesn't deserve a beautiful name. Jia Lian cheat his wife with Duo Guniangr, Ping'er find a hair wick of the mistress and threaten Jia Lian to tell his wife. Jia Lian succeed to steal the hair, ensuing a shout from Ping'er, heard by Wang Xifeng who arrive.
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Miaoyu

****Miaoyu**** (Chinese: 妙玉; Pinyin: Miàoyù, rendered **Adamantina** in the David Hawkes translation) is an important character in *Dream of the Red Chamber*, one of the classics of Chinese fiction. She is a young, beautiful but aloof Buddhist nun, compelled by circumstances to become a nun, and shelters herself under the nunnery in Prospect Garden. She likes Zhuangzi's article.

**Miaoyu** is unusual. She esteems herself highly and, as a result, is proud and aloof but remains open to people she takes a liking to. Being extremely fastidious about cleanliness, she looks down on common people like Granny Liu and refuses to share the same tea cup the rustic granny uses. She is also a very talented poet and highly learned, maybe even more so than Xiangyun and Daiyu.

She has a bond with Xing Xiuyan (邢岫烟), whom she taught to read and write, and with Baoyu, once sending Baoyu a greeting during his birthday. Perhaps she appreciates Baoyu's following his own heart, such as loving Lin Daiyu openly and publicly.

Redologists think she will play a part in the original work's ending. In Gao E's ending, **Miaoyu** is abducted by robbers, and Jia Xichun becomes her friend. This abduction leads to Jia Xichun's decision to become a nun in her place. But many Redologists point out that this ending is in conflict with Zhiyanzhai's commentaries and with the foreshadowings in preceding chapters. It is likely Gao E's version is not in line with Cao Xueqin's original intents, although her final fate remains open to speculation.
Chapter 31

In this chapter, Baoyu find doctor Wang who heal Xiren. Qingwen start to be jealous of Xiren's relationship with their master. Baoyu comfort his maid Qingwen by letting her rip some fans. Bihen arrive in their room and Baoyu steal her fan and ask Qingwen to break it. The next day, the Jia Family receive a visit from Shi Xiangyun, she find Baoyu's golden unicorn on the floor. Later, Shi Xiangyun show her Golden unicorn to Baoyu and when Baoyu wants to show her his jewelry back he can't find it. The chapter ends when she show him his lost unicorn and ask "Isn't it that one ?" opening her hand.
Aunt Zhao

****Concubine Zhao**** (simplified Chinese: 赵姨娘; traditional Chinese: 趙姨娘; pinyin: *Zhào Yíniáng*)

A concubine of Jia Zheng. She is the mother of Jia Tanchun and Jia Huan, Baoyu's half-siblings. She longs to be the mother of the head of the household, which she does not achieve. She plots to murder Baoyu and Xifeng with black magic, and it is believed that her plot cost her own life.
Chapter 30

In this chapter, Baoyu goes to apologize to Daiyu. They both start crying when Wang Xifeng arrive asking them to join the dowager. When they arrive, Baoyu ask Baochai to excuse him for not attending her brother's birthday. On his way back home, Baoyu visit his mother and talk with Jinchuanr. Lady Wang overhear the conversation and judge it too borderline, decide to fire the maid. When Baoyu keep walking to his apartment, he find a young actress looking a bit like Daiyu writing characters on the floor with a stick. Suddently rain start and Baoyu tell her to run find a dry place while he run back home too. Arriving at his apartment, Xiren takes a long time to open the gate leaving him under the rain. When she finally open, Baoyu angry kick her. When he realize it was her, he apologize and feel guilty. During the night, he is awake by her maid coughing, when he goes by her side he realize that she just spit blood.

## Trivia

At some point in the chapter Baoyu said that he will follow Daiyu wherever she goes. She ask him what he would do if she dies to what he reply that he would make himself a monk which he actually does at the end of the novel.
Shi Xiangyun

****Shi Xiangyun**** (traditional Chinese: 史湘雲; simplified Chinese: 史湘云; pinyin: *Shǐ Xiāngyún*) is a major fictional character in the novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is Baoyu's younger second cousin by the Dowager, Grandmother Jia. **Xiangyun** is the favorite grandniece of the Dowager, Baoyu's grandmother.

Orphaned since infancy, she grew up under the watchful eyes of her wealthy maternal aunt and uncle who lives in Jinling. They use her unkindly to do embroidery and needlework for the family late into the night. Despite her misfortune, she is always cheerful and ready to play a small joke. Her cheer and open-heartedness make her pranks forgiven by most. She is also excellent in embroidery and is forthright without tact. She wears a golden qilin by her neck.

**Xiangyun** is portrayed as a tomboy-ish
 girl who does not cultivate the over-refined nature of most feudal ladies. She looks fine in men's clothes and loves to drink and eat meat. Apparently an androgynous beauty, her cousins always beg the Dowager to send for her so she can visit them, for Xiangyun is a big-hearted girl, and a wonderful visitor and company.

Like almost every lady from the Jia Clan, **Xiangyun** is learned. She is almost as good a poet as Daiyu or Baochai, and she is a mainstay of the Crab Flower Club, which is set up by Tanchun and Daiyu.

Daiyu initially feels a little jealousy owing to Xiangyun's and Baoyu's good relationship but eventually warms to the cheerful girl. Xiangyun becomes one of Daiyu's closest companions.

One of the more memorable scenes in the book (in Chapter 62) has **Shi Xiangyun** going tipsy and falling asleep amongst the flowers on a stone bench in the Prospect Garden, surrounded by butterflies, with her fan half-buried in scattered petals. This scene is depicted in many artworks featuring the novel's characters.

In the continuation by Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan, Xiangyun marries but is soon widowed.
Chapter 22

In this chapter, Wang Xifeng organise the 15th birthday of Xue Baochai. Grandmother Jia ask this birthday to have a full meal and a representation.During this representation, a young actor is praised by the Dowager and they all realise that he looks like Lin Daiyu but no one dare say it, except Shi Xiangyun. Daiyu feel offended and start to sulk again. They later all reconcile. Later they receive a letter from Jia Yuanchun containing a riddle that they all enjoy to solve. Seeing all that infatuation, the Dowager organize a riddle dinner. The chapter end when they all go to sleep.
Qingwen

****Qingwen**** (Chinese: 晴雯; pinyin: *Qíngwén*; Hawkes/Minford translation: Skybright, Meaning: Sunny Multicolored Clouds)
Baoyu's personal maid. Brash, haughty and the most beautiful maid in the household, **Qingwen** is said to resemble Daiyu very strongly. Of all of Baoyu's maids, she is the only one who dares to argue with Baoyu when reprimanded, but is also extremely devoted to him. She is disdainful of Xiren's attempt to use her sexual relation with Baoyu to raise her status in the family. Lady Wang later suspected her of having an affair with Baoyu and publicly dismisses her on that account; angry at the unfair treatment and of the indignities and slanders that attended her as a result, **Qingwen** dies of an illness shortly after leaving the Jia household.
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Chapter 32

In this chapter, Baoyu get back his golden unicorn jewelry. Xiren, Shi Xiangyun and Baoyu talk when he is asked to join his father to welcome Jia Yucun. When he leave, Baoyu find Daiyu who heard his discussion with Shi Xiangyun. They talk a bit until Baoyu really join his father. Later we find out that Jinchuanr killed herself by jumping into a pit well. Lady Wang is devasted by that news and Baochai offer to give her one of her unused clothes to bury the departed.
Chapter 39

In this chapter, Ping'er stay with the girls and Baoyu a bit before going out accompanied by Xiren. Xiren ask her why her mistress is late in the maid's payment ensuing an explanation of Wang Xifeng's business. When Ping'er arrive at her mistress place, she find Granny Liu and her grandson. Since Xifeng is with the dowager, a maid goes to notice her of the old woman's visit. Grandmother Jia, intrigued by that coeval, ask to let her come to her. During that meeting she invent stories and Baoyu is really impressed by one of the story that Granny Liu made up asking to know more about it. After thinking about it all night, he send his page Peiming to find the place where that story takes place but nothing is found. The chapter ends when some of the dowager's maid ask Baoyu to visit his grandmother
Chapter 42

In this chapter, Granny Liu decide to go back home. Before she goes, Wang Xifeng ask her to find a name for her daughter. She does it and name her Qiao jier. Grandmother Jia and Qiaojier both fall ill so a doctor is called and heal them both. Many people gives many gifts to Granny Liu and she finally leave. Later the Poetry club have a meeting to excuse Jia Xichun for 1 year since she have a painting to make.
Chapter 46

In this chapter, Lady Xing ask help to Wang Xifeng to convince Yuanyang to become Jia She's concubine. Wang Xifeng tell Lady Xing to convince Yuanyang first before talking about that with the Dowager. Lady Xing then talk with the maid who refuse the offer. Finally after a while, Yuanyang goes to the dowager when she's already visited by Lady Wang, Xifeng and Baoyu asking her to not be Jia She's concubine, even trying to cut her own hair to become a monk. Eventually, Grandmother Jia gives Yuanyang to be the maid of Xifeng's husband.The chapter ends when Lady Xing arrive.
Hua Xiren

****Hua Xiren**** (simplified Chinese: 花袭人; traditional Chinese: 花襲人; pinyin: *Huā Xírén*) is a major fictional character from the classic Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is the chief maid of Jia Baoyu, the novel's protagonist.

## Name

In Hawke's translation of the novel, her name is translated as **Aroma**.

**Xiren**'s surname, Hua (花), means "Flower" and her given name literally means "Assails Men". Her given name is chosen by Baoyu and is borrowed from a line of poetry.

## Description

Baoyu's principal maid and his concubine, **Xiren** is a few years older than her master. She was formerly Grandmother Jia's maid: the Dowager ceded her to Baoyu owing to her extreme loyalty and diligence. In practice, as Xiren serves as Baoyu's primary caretaker, she is given higher allowances than the Dowager's own maids.

Xiren is the partner of Baoyu's first adolescent sexual encounter in Chapter 5, though there is little evidence of an outgoing sexual relationship as the novel progresses. Xiren is valued for her conscientiousness by Lady Wang, Grandmother Jia, and other members of the Jia Clan. She urges Baoyu to study diligently and live up to his father's expectations, but Baoyu does not take her advice to heart and instead prefers not to enter the bureaucracy.
Chapter 24

In this chapter, we find that it was Xiangling who were tapping on Lin Daiyu's back. Xiangling then accompany Daiyu back home. In the meantime, Jia Yun meet a lot of people from the Jia Family in order to find a job and eventually find it after talking with Wang Xifeng. Xiaohong is also introduced as a good looking maid in the eyes of both Baoyu and Jia Yun.
Chapter 16

In this chapter,

- Zhinengr, come to Qin Zhong's house and get caught by Qin Bangye (Qin Zhong's father) who send her back home and beat Qin Zhong who finally lead him to be sick and die in the end of the chapter.

- Wang Xifeng on her side continue to make some business successfully.

- The emperor send an enuque to ask Jia Yuanchun to be part of his harem.

- Lin Daiyu and Jia Lian finally come back.

- The Jia family order the creation of the Daguanyuan between the 2 family houses (Rongguo / Ningguo)
Jia She

****Jia She**** (simplified Chinese: 贾赦; traditional Chinese: 賈赦; pinyin: *Jiǎ Shè*)
The elder son of the Dowager. He is the father of Jia Lian and Jia Yingchun. He is a treacherous and greedy man, and a womanizer. He is jealous of his younger brother whom his mother favors. He is later stripped of his title and banished by the government.
Granny Liu

****Granny Liu**** (Chinese: 劉姥姥; Pinyin: Liú Lǎolāo) is a character in Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is an elderly country rustic and a distant relative of Lady Wang through "joining families" and marriage (i.e. they are not related by blood). She is one of the oldest character of the novel (she state being 75 years old on her encounter with Grandmother Jia in the Chapter 39 making her even older than the dowager)

**Granny Liu** visits the Rongguo Mansion two times throughout the novel with her grandson Ban'er. Each time, they provide a sharp contrast to the Jia family members. Nevertheless, she is respected by everyone for her age and forthright nature, providing much comic relief, even for the Dowager. Each time, she also takes home many valuable gifts of clothing, money, food, family remedies, and livestock. In Cheng-Gao ending of the novel, **Granny Liu** visits Wang Xifeng before she dies and saves Qiaojie from concubinage.

There is an expression commonly known to modern Chinese people, relating to this character in the novel. The expression is "Granny Liu visits the Grand View Gardens"(Simplified characters: 刘姥姥进大观园; Traditional characters: 劉姥姥進大觀園; Pinyin: *Liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán)*. It refers to a part of the novel where Granny Liu visits the noble family who host her, but also mock her openly for her simplicity. (Granny Liu is, however, unaware that the family is mocking her, and feels grateful for their generosity.) The expression is used in modern Chinese to describe someone, usually a simple unsophisticated person, who is overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings.
Jia Zheng

Jia Zheng (賈政) is the father of the main character

Baoyu's father, the younger son of the Dowager. He is a disciplinarian and Confucian scholar. Afraid his one surviving heir will turn bad, he imposes strict rules on his son, and uses occasional corporal punishment. He has a wife, Lady Wang, and two concubines: Zhao and Zhou.
 He is a Confucian scholar who tries to be an upright and decent person. He is out of touch with reality and is a hands-off person at home and in court.
Chapter 28

In this chapter, Baoyu express his love to Daiyu in order to let her stop ignoring him. Then they both join Lady Wang to talk and Daiyu come back to eat at her Grandmother's place while Baoyu stay. After eating, Baoyu decide to see Daiyu at the Dowager's place but he is stopped by Wang Xifeng who ask him if she can takes her maid Xiaohong. He accept and leave. He finally talks with Daiyu who seems to be still a bit mad at him. They are interrupted when Baoyu is asked by his father. Once more it was actually an invitation from Xue Pan who also invite Feng Ziying. They spend the afternoon playing drinking games. There, Baoyu meet with Qiguan with whom he exchange gifts. Later, all the girls in the Daguanyuan and Baoyu receive gifts from Jia Yuanchun. Baoyu talks with Daiyu who seems jealous of Baochai, leading Baoyu to start to see Baochai in a different way. The chapter end when Baoyu scream of surprise when he receive in the face Daiyu's handkerchief.
Chapter 43

In this chapter, Grandmother Jia ask to organize a big event for Wang Xifeng's birthday. For that, all women of the gynaeceum must participate in the payment. Lady You is in charge of the organization and try to make some problems with the money. In the meantime, ther's a new meeting for the Poetry club, but Baoyu seems missing. Actually he and his page Peiming went outside to pray for a deceased. At his return he goes to the party of Xifeng's birthday and his scolded by his grandmother. The party still goes on...
Lady Wang

A Buddhist, primary wife of Jia Zheng. Daughter of one of the four most prominent families of Jinling. Because of her purported ill-health, she hands over the running of the household to her niece, Xifeng, as soon as the latter marries into the Jia household, although she retains overall control over Xifeng's affairs so that the latter always has to report to her. Although **Lady Wang** appears to be a kind mistress and a doting mother, she can in fact be cruel and ruthless when her authority is challenged and can act with cruelty towards maids she thinks is seducing her son. She pays a great deal of attention to Baoyu's maids to make sure that Baoyu does not develop romantic relationships with them. **Lady Wang** is one of the culprits resulting in the death of Baoyu's maid Qingwen.
Chapter 34

In this chapter, Baoyu is stuck in bed to recover and is visited by Xue Baochai then Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng, Aunt Xue and finally the dowager's maid. Lady Wang ask one of his son's maid to come to her, Xiren decide to go. Xiren tell Lady Wang that she heard that Jia Huan denounce his step brother. She also recomend that Baoyu come back to the Rongguo House and leave the Daguanyuan because he is too old now to live among that many girls. Baoyu wants to talk to Daiyu so he ask his maid Qingwen to send some tissues to her. When she receive it she understand and write a poem on it. When she finish it she suddenly fall ill. At the Xue's place, Xue Pan hear from his sister that he is suspected of turning on Baoyu, angry he tell that he will kill Baoyu and himself. His mother and sister finally calm him down, but Baochai still cry all night. The chapter ends the next morning when she encounter Daiyu who tell her sarcastically to stop crying.
Li Wan

****Li Wan**** (simplified Chinese: 李纨; traditional Chinese: 李紈; pinyin: *Lǐ Wán*; Meaning: White Silk)
Baoyu's elder sister-in-law, widow of Baoyu's deceased elder brother, Jia Zhu (賈珠). Her primary task is to bring up her son Lan and watch over her female cousins. The novel portrays **Li Wan**, a young widow in her late twenties, as a mild-mannered woman with no wants or desires, the perfect Confucian ideal of a proper mourning widow. She eventually attains high social status due to the success of her **son** at the Imperial Exams, but the novel sees her as a tragic figure because she wasted her youth upholding the strict standards of behavior.
Xue Pan

****Xue Pan**** (Chinese: 薛蟠; Pinyin: Xūe Pán) is a secondary character in the classic Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. He is a ne'er-do-well lout who is guilty of the killing of a man over a beautiful slave girl, Zhen Yinglian, who is renamed as Xiangling (Lotus). He has the manslaughter case done over with money, then escapes to the capital from Jinling.

He is the elder brother of Xue Baochai and the son of Aunt Xue. Pan was also a local bully in Jinling City, where the Xues came from. He is a total opposite of Baochai, who is tactful and cultivated, although he has genuine respect for his sister. He is on the other hand tactless and uncouth, and mixes around with bad company. He eventually marries a shrew, Xia Jingui, who causes much misery to Aunt Xue, Baochai, Xiangling and **himself**.
Chapter 38

In this chapter, the women of the gynaeceum all gather to celebrate and eat crabs. After Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng head back to their respective houses, only the poetry club members are remaining. They start their poetry event and Lin Daiyu is nominated as the winner at Baoyu's content. Later, Baoyu, Baochai and Daiyu compose poems about crabs.
Chapter 25

In this chapter, Jia Huan, jealous about his half brother tries to blind him with the wax of a candle and hide it into an accident but fail, resulting in some burnings on Baoyu's face. He got blamed but his mother wants to get rid of Baoyu and Wang Xifeng. When a religious nun named Ma who is also the spiritual mother of Baoyu arrive, Aunt Zhao gives her money to curse Baoyu and Xifeng. It works and both start to act mad and attack everything. Later a Taoist priest and a Buddhist monk arrive nearby and offer their help to save the 2 cursed characters. We realize that these two are Miaomioa Zhenren and Mangmang dashi, they talk with the jade, giving it back its power to protect people lost by all the perversion around it ensuing the healing of both.
Shitou

**Shitou**, or *The stone* is a sentient stone, main character of the Chapter 1.

## Story

In the novel's frame story, a sentient Stone(**Shitou**), abandoned by the goddess Nüwa when she mended the heavens aeons ago, begs a Taoist priest and a Buddhist monk to bring it with them to see the world. The Stone, along with a companion (in Cheng-Gao versions they are merged into the same character), is then given a chance to learn from the human existence, and enters the mortal realm. In the waiting of being able to enter the mortal world, **Shitou** is waiting with an immortal and passes everyday nearby a river. On his path he saw a beautiful Crimson Pearl Flower and watered it, he then keep watering the plant on daily basis thus giving it life. Later to repay the debt, the flower will ask to be reincarnate to, and will repay **Shitou** with tears.

A few centuries later a Taoist monk find a huge rock on which is written a story: "The Story of the Stone". After talking with **Shitou** and reading the story than monk changed his own name from Daoist priest Vanitas (Kongkong daoren) to Passion Monk (Qingseng) and change the title of the story to Notes of Passion Monk (Qingseng lu).
Jörg Pose

spielt Dr. Rudolf Paulsen

Jörg Pose (\* 18. Mai 1959 in Rostock) ist ein deutscher Schauspieler. Von 1980 bis 1984 studierte er an der Theaterhochschule „Hans Otto“ in Leipzig. Seine Theaterkarriere führte ihn nach Leipzig, Frankfurt (Oder) und Bonn, 1996 ans Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, ans Deutsche Schauspielhaus Hamburg und 2000 ans Bayerische Staatsschauspiel München. 2001 war er Ensemblemitglied des Schauspiel Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main, 2002 am Hamburger Thalia-Theater. Seit der Spielzeit 2009/2010 ist er am Deutschen Theater Berlin engagiert.

Pose wirkte auch in vielen Fernsehrollen mit, unter anderem in der Krimi-Reihe Tatort. 1988 wurde er auf der Berlinale zusammen mit Manfred Möck als Bester Schauspieler mit dem Silbernen Bären für seine Mitwirkung in Lothar Warnekes DEFA-Film Einer trage des anderen Last … von 1987 ausgezeichnet.
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Duo Guniangr

**Duo Guniangr** is a maid of the Jia Family. She had an affair with Jia Lian in the chapter 21. Ping'er found out but by finding one of **Duo Guniangr**'s hair but the evidence is stolen by Jia Lian. She is the wife of one of the Jia's cook: Duo guanr. Later she remarry another of the Jia' cook: Bao Er after he lost his former wife who commit suicide because she was also caught having an affair with Jia Lian.
Ping'er

****Ping'er**** (Chinese: 平兒; Pinyin: Píng'ér; literally "Peace") is an important character in the Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is Wang Xifeng's chief maid and personal assistant/confidante, who follows her from the Wang family. Being the chief consultant of the household manager, **Ping'er** wields considerable power in the Jia household. Always kind and caring, she turns big dilemmas into little, solvable problems. She does so with grace and impartiality and is respected by most other servants.

She is the cause of many fights between her mistress and master, partly because she is Jia Lian's unofficial concubine (seen as a dowry from the Wang family). Nevertheless, she is well loved by them, too, especially by Xifeng, who understands her value as a personal confidante. The novel portrays Ping'er as a pretty and sweet-natured girl, though clearly intelligent enough to know how to conduct herself through the politics of the family.

In the Cheng-Gao ending, when Xifeng's daughter Jia Qiaojie is left motherless after Xifeng's death, Ping'er arranges the plan for Granny Liu to hide Qiaojie in her village, and accompanied Qiaojie to Granny Liu's home. She eventually becomes Jia Lian's wife.

## Appearance

Ping'er was described to be as beautiful as either a flower or the full moon, and even Baoyu (who lived in the company of the most beautiful girls) found her to be *"exceptionally fresh and beautiful"* and *"most winsome"* after she had merely washed her face and applied a little cosmetic and powder. Due to her status as Xifeng's chief maid and the household's wealth, she was also always richly-dressed - *"entirely robed in silks, gold pins in her hair, and silver ornaments in her coiffure"*.
Jia Xichun

****Jia Xichun**** (Chinese: 賈惜春; Pinyin: Jiǎ Xīchūn) is a primary character in *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is the sister of Jia Zhen, *de facto* head of the Ningguo House, and Baoyu's third cousin. When she was little, her mother died, and Lady Wang brought her to the Rongguo Mansion. A devout Buddhist, she is religious since a small child and also a gifted painter. When Granny Liu visits the Prospect Garden, the Dowager commissions her to make a painting of the Garden for the guest. In Gao E's continuation, after the fall of the house of Jia, **Xichun** becomes a Buddhist nun in place of Miaoyu.

**Xichun** is the second youngest of Jinling Twelve Beauties.

Xichun's name translates as "Cherish Spring". She is the youngest of the quartet of "Springs", depicted as a young teenager or pre-teen for most of the book.
Chapter 10

In this chapter, Jia Huang's wife after talking with Jin Rong's mother goes to visit Jia Zhen's wife Lady You; to complain about the Jin Rong / Qin Zhong's fight. Lady You talk about her daughter-in-law Qin Keqing's sickness and let Jia Huang's wife stop complaining and go back home. On his side, Jia Zhen brings the doctor Zhang Youshi, to diagnose Qin Keqing.
Chapter 44

In this chapter, the guests of Wang Xifeng's birthday makes her drinks too much resulting in her wanting to go home to sober up. In her trip she find two of her maids who try to escape on her view. Ping'er helps her mistress catch them and interrogate them to know what's going on. They found out that Jia Lian invited the wife of Bao Er (one of their cook). When they arrive, they hear Jia Lian and Bao Er's wife talking about the death of Xifeng and her replacement by Ping'er. Angry and drunk, Wang Xifeng enter ensuing a fight in which Ping'er get hit by her mistress and Jia Lian threaten to kill all of the three women. Scared, Xifeng goes to the Dowager. The next day, after everyone sober up, Jia Lian is asked to apologize to her wife by the dowager. The same day, we find out that Bao Er's wife hanged herself and wants to sue them. Wang Xifeng refuse to pay them anything, but Jia Lian secretely pay off the family, pay the burial and propose Bao Er to find him a new wife.
Chapter 27

In this chapter, Lin Daiyu hide from Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu when he accompany the first out of his place. Seeing Baoyu so joyful with Baochai, Daiyu start to cry in front of Baoyu's house. Realizing that crying there was stupid, she decide to go home. The next day, all the girls of the Daguanyuan goes to play but Daiyu seems missing. Baochai come to look for her and find some butterfly that she start to hunt. She also hear a confersation between Xiaohong and another maid talking about Jia Yun. Finally she arrive at Daiyu's place but Baoyu is already there so she return playing with the others. Baoyu on his side is ignored by Daiyu but doesn't understand why. She still come to join the other. After a bit of talking, Jia Tanchun ask to talk in private with Baoyu. After that conversation, when Baoyu return, he find that Daiyu is missing. He then think that he better wait a few day that Daiyu calm down before he go see her. When he return home he sees flowers on the floor and decide to bury them like Daiyu used to. The chapter ends when he arrive at the petals burial place and hears a sad poem.
Chapter 15

Beijing prince ask to see Baoyu's jade and and praise him. Baoyu, Qin Zhong and Wang Xifeng go to the Water-Moon Priory in order to go stay with the dead body of Qin Keqing a little while. During that time Qin Zhong meet Zhinengr with whom he share a special bound. After being caught in the act by Baoyu, Qin Zhong is then "punished" by Baoyu. They finally all go back to the Rongguo Mansion.
Grandmother Jia

****Grandmother Jia**** (Chinese: 賈母; Pinyin: Jiǎ Mǔ), née Shi, so often also called **Dowager Shi** (Chinese: 史太君; Pinyin: Shǐ Tàijūn) or simply **the Dowager**, is a major character in the Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is the daughter of Marquis Shi of Jinling. She is also Baoyu and Daiyu's grandmother and the oldest and most respected authority of the Jia Clan. A doting figure, it was she who arranged for Daiyu, her only "outside" (i.e., maternal) grandchild, to come to the Rongguo Mansion. It was with her help that Baoyu and Daiyu became extremely close as childhood playmates, and eventually, kindred spirits and lovers.

## Relatives

The **Dowager**'s descendants and close relatives include:

* two sons, Jia She and Jia Zheng
* a daughter, Jia Min
* two daughters-in-law, Lady Xing (wife of Jia She) and Lady Wang (wife of Jia Zheng)
* many paternal grandchildren, such as Jia Baoyu, Jia Lian, 3 of the 4 "Springs" (Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun)
* a maternal grandchild, Lin Daiyu (daughter of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min)
* a granddaughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng (wife of Jia Lian)
* a son-in-law, Lin Ruhai (husband of Jia Min)
* a grandniece, Shi Xiangyun
* several great-grandchildren, such as Jia Qiaojie and Jia Lan.
Chapter 23

In this chapter, Baoyu, Daiyu, Baochai, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun and Jia Xichun move in to the Daguanyuan. Mingyan goes to buy some books for his master. Baoyu read them nearby the water and is caught by Daiyu. Daiyu ask to read the book too and they tease each other by threatening to denounce each other to some adults for their reading. Baoyu wants to put peach-tree blossom into the lake but Daiyu propose to bury them instead. Later, when Daiyu come back home, she hear the young actors repeating their texts, and touched by it start crying and feeling dizzy. The chapter end when she feel a pat on the back.
Chapter 45

In this chapter, the Poetry club ask Wang Xifeng to join them as censor, deciding the sentence for who disobey the rules. She understood that her role will mainly be to give them money in order for them to organize the meals but she accepts. They also ask her to provide the painting material for Jia Tanchun. During their discussion, Lai mama arrive and they all talk. On her side, Lin Daiyu gets sick like every year during that period. She also receive a visit from Xue Baochai who try to help her feel better by giving her medicine. Later she write a poem and receive a visit from Jia Baoyu. He sees the poem and compliment her, but she throws it to the fire. The chapter ends after Baoyu get back home under the rain escorted by 2 maids and Daiyu cries out of weakness.
Jia Qiaojie

****Jia Qiaojie**** (Chinese: 賈巧姐; Pinyin: Jiǎ Qiǎojiě) is a character in the Chinese novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*. She is the only child of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng. She remains a child throughout much of the novel. She is named after the Weaver Girl by Granny Liu, hoping the name will give some good luck and fortune.

In the end of the novel according to the Cheng-Gao version, Granny Liu saves her from being sold into concubinage by her maternal uncle. She and Ping'er are taken to Granny Liu's village in the country, where **Qiaojie** eventually marries one of Granny Liu's neighbors.

Qiaojie is the youngest of Jinling Twelve Beauties.
The Outer Rift

***Warning: This is all a made up world of characters, made sheerly of imagination, and the combining of imagination and other personal experiences. Any racist/sexist jokes are NOT supposed to offend anybody of any certain person type. Keep in mind that this world of characters started years ago by a group of immature kids. ENJOY :)***

**The Outer Rift (Rifticus Beyondicus)**

**Location:** Where no planets exist

**Life:** Rayquaza Rift, A Species Called 'Rifters', And All The Dead People's Spirits (That is if they already haven't been eaten by rayquaza rift)

**Description:** A place among the stars where constellations do not exist. A place that could resemble a general image of Heaven, except with golden roads, purple pillars, and green skies.

**Owner:** (Technically) Mommy Joe, And Rayquaza Rift

**Fun Fact:** When Mommy Joe And Rayquaza Rift Were Gambling One Night Upon The Stars, Rayquaza Rift Won The Outer Parts Of The Universe.
Puppet Scientists

***Warning: This is all a made up world of characters, made sheerly of imagination, and the combining of imagination and other personal experiences. Any racist/sexist jokes are NOT supposed to offend anybody of any certain person type. Keep in mind that this world of characters started years ago by a group of immature kids. ENJOY :)***

**Puppet Scientists (Worldicus Etudiusers)**

**Founded:** Est 1500

**Members:** 17

**Names:** Hank, Nubis, Jack**,** Lars, Mupo, (These Are All The Known Scientists)

**Description:** The Puppet Scientists Work To Research All Puppet Facts. However, They Only Share Their Findings With Chef Joe, Who Will Never Say A Word. The Most Commonly Known Scientist Is Hank.

**Family:** All The Scientists Are Related To Chef Joe, And Their Mother Is A Lab Coat
Kongkong daoren

Kongkong daoren (simplified Chinese: 空空道人; pinyin: Kōngkōng dàoren; literaly: Daoist priest Vanitas) is a taoist monk. After he reads *The Story of the Stone* on a stone he changes his name to Qingseng (Passion Monk) and rename the story to *Notes of Passion Monk* (Qingseng lu). Later, Kong Meixi of eastern Lu suggested the title *Precious Mirror of Love*, then after 10 years of revising, and a few changes, Cao Xueqin, changes the title again to *The Twelve Beauties of Jinling*
Rory's Law

***Warning: This is all a made up world of characters, made sheerly of imagination, and the combining of imagination and other personal experiences. Any racist/sexist jokes are NOT supposed to offend anybody of any certain person type. Keep in mind that this world of characters started years ago by a group of immature kids. ENJOY :)***

**Rory's Law (Relativious Seticus)**

**Description:** Rory Once Worked As A Scientist, And When He Did, He Came Up With A Theorem That BLEW The Mind Of Many. He Called It The Rory's Law Or, It's Scientific Name, Relativious Seticus. So Rory Proved That Satisfaction Could Delay Age, By Proving That There Is An Overlord Figure Stronger And More Powerful Than Mommy Joe, That Can Set Thoughts That We Don't Know, That Can Increase Our Satisfaction Bar.

**Effects Of The Theorem:** Rory Ended Up Getting Punished For Claiming Their Is A World Authority Higher Than Mommy Joe, But Even Mommy Joe Knows That Rory's Law Is Real. She Worries To The Day This Knowledge Is Exposed To Mankind. Mommy Joe Claims She Is The Overlord Spoke In The Law, Not Someone Stronger.