Dream of the Red Chamber

Summary

Dream of the Red Chamber is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Dream of the Red Chamber authored Cao Xueqin^[3].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's genre is zhanghui novel^[5].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's genre is xiaoshuo^[6].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's genre is family saga^[7].
• Dream of the Red Chamber is part of Four Great Classical Novels^[8].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's Commons category is recorded as Dream of the Red Chamber^[9].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's language of work or name is recorded as written vernacular Chinese^[10].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's language of work or name is recorded as Beijing dialect^[11].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's country of origin is recorded as Qing dynasty^[12].
• 1701 marks the founding of Dream of the Red Chamber^[13].
• Dream of the Red Chamber was published on 1792^[14].
• Dream of the Red Chamber was released on January 1, 1800^[15].
• Dream of the Red Chamber was released on 1868^[16].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Lin Daiyu^[17].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Baoyu^[18].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Xue Baochai^[19].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Shi Xiangyun^[20].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Yuanchun^[21].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Yingchun^[22].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Tanchun^[23].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Xichun^[24].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Miaoyu^[25].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Wang Xifeng^[26].
• Dream of the Red Chamber's characters is recorded as Jia Qiaojie^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dream of the Red Chamber authored Cao Xueqin^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1792^[14], January 1, 1800^[15], and 1868^[16]. Languages include written vernacular Chinese^[10] and Beijing dialect^[11]. Genres include zhanghui novel^[5], xiaoshuo^[6], and family saga^[7]. Dream of the Red Chamber is part of Four Great Classical Novels^[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Dream of the Red Chamber include Dream of the Red Chamber Award^[28], an award^[29], in Hong Kong^[30], founded in 2006^[31].

Why It Matters

Dream of the Red Chamber has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Dream of the Red Chamber Award^[28], an award^[29], in Hong Kong^[30], founded in 2006^[31].