It tells specifically of a young poet and his romances with an assortment of cousins and maid servants, including Daiyu and his eventual wife Baochai, and in general recounts the decline of the Chia family.  
In 1791, this novel was published in a complete version of 120 chapters, but the final 40 may have been forged by the publishers. It tells specifically of a young poet and his romances with an assortment of cousins and maid servants, including Daiyu and his eventual wife Baochai, and in general recounts the decline of the Chia family.  FTP, name this novel concerning Paoyu by Ts'ao Hsueh-ch'in, generally regarded as the greatest work of traditional Chinese narrative.
In 1791, this novel was published in a complete version of 120 chapters, but the final 40 may have been forged by the publishers.
The Dream of the Red Chamber (or The Story of the Stone, or A Dream of Red Mansions, or Hung lou meng, or Shih-t'ou chi)