Material Desire "dream of Red Mansions": the Life of the Qing Dynasty Aristocratic

About This Novel

Those who have always analyzed "A Dream of Red Mansions" mostly start from the perspectives of love, ethics, politics, philosophy, etc. "A Dream of Red Mansions: Revealing the Secrets of Noble Life" takes a unique approach and tries to interpret "A Dream of Red Mansions" from the perspective of material life and money economy. "A Dream of Red Mansions: Revealing the Secrets of Noble Life" has fifty sections and is divided into three series. The first volume, "Essential Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation", attempts to explore the theme of the novel and the author's interests through the material life of Jia's family. The basic necessities, food, housing and transportation described in "A Dream of Red Mansions" represented the most luxurious level of material enjoyment of that era, and had the potential to surpass the royal family. While this volume discusses basic necessities, food, housing and transportation, there are also many unique interpretations and interesting discoveries. The second volume "Money Economy" further focuses on works from an economic perspective. From the gold and silver prices at that time to the price level, the financial situation of the Jia family was also analyzed. The third volume, "The Truth About the Cao Family," leads readers to move their gaze from inside the book to outside the book, paying attention to the economic and material life history of the Cao family, which is the source of material for the novel. So we saw the shabby "payslips" of Cao Xi and Cao Yin's father and son; we learned about the huge deficit caused by the Cao family's taking over. The answers behind many of the puzzles in the novel are revealed for the first time in "A Dream of Red Mansions: Noble Life Revealed".

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