Jade Boudoir Red

"Jade Girl Red" is a novel published during the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty. It has not been widely circulated and few people are aware of it. It was first carved by Wenrun Shanfang in Jinling. This edition was lost and has not been seen to this day. At present, only the preface, volumes 1 and 2, a total of ten chapters, and the table of contents of volumes 3 and 4 remain. What remains is not the original Wenrun Shanfang, but the printed version compiled by Wang Zhu and compiled by Lihua Publishing House in the 32nd year of the Republic of China (referred to as the "Lihua version"). In addition to the Lihua edition, this book also has a typesetting edition by Zhengfeng Publishing House, signed "by Lu Sheng", which is probably a reprint of the Lihua edition. There is also a French translation, which is based on the Lihua version and only adds two eleventh and twelfth chapters. It is compiled based on the third and fourth volumes of the Lihua version. "Jade Girl" reflects the conditions of brothels in the lower class society of Beijing in the late Ming Dynasty, which is shocking. Its description of sexual abuse is also the only one seen in erotic novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This book is obviously influenced by "Jin Ping Mei", and the title is taken from one of the names of the main characters in the book.