Dream of Red Mansions

"A Dream of Red Mansions", the book titles mentioned in the article include "The Story of the Stone", "The Love Monk's Record", "Feng Yue Bao Jian", and "The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling". In the 49th year of Qianlong's reign (1784), the preface of Mengjue Master was officially titled "A Dream of Red Mansions". Before that, the book was usually titled "The Story of the Stone". After that, "A Dream of the Red Mansions" replaced "The Story of the Stone" and became the popular title. Written in 1754 during the Jiaxu period in the middle period of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, it is considered to be China's most literary achievement of classical novels, the pinnacle of Chinese novel creation, and the first of the "Four Great Masterpieces" of Chinese classical novels. Its influence has transcended time and national boundaries, and it is a bright pearl in the history of world literature. In modern times, a discipline "Redology" with the theme of studying the Dream of Red Mansions has even emerged.