Ancient Emotional Novels: Dream of a Brothel (1)
by Yu Da
About This Novel
"A Dream of Brothels", formerly known as "A Brief History of Qihong", is a classical social and human novel written in the Qing Dynasty. The book is divided into 64 chapters and was completed in 1878 (the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu). It is a classic that readers who like ancient emotional novels cannot miss. The whole book is written around "love". It tells the story of the protagonist Jin Yixiang, who travels to the land of flowers, protects beauties, picks celery, plants flowers, holds political office, repays family favors, promotes friendship, caress for children, lives in harmony with relatives and neighbors, appreciates prosperity, and pursues morality. He has been engaged in business for more than 20 years. The author failed to gain fame and talent throughout his life, and often visited restaurants and brothels. The protagonist Kim Ye-hyang in the work is his own incarnation, and he uses "A Brothel Dream" to express his ideals. At that time, it was widely circulated and had a great influence. The work deliberately expresses the ideal life model of feudal scholars in the old era and writes about the mentality of feudal scholars in the old era. The editions include the first movable type version of Shenguan in the fourth year of Guangxu (1878), the small lithographic version of Wenkuitang in the 14th year of Guangxu, the lithographic version of the Shanghai Bookstore's drawings in the 21st year of Guangxu, and the lithographic version of the drawings of Shanghai Menggu Bookstore in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928).
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