Much of this novel is set at pleasure grounds known as the Takuanyuan.
In this novel, Pervading Fragrance performs the play of cloud and rain, and the Bottle-gourd Temple is burned down by a careless monk. Much of this novel is set at pleasure grounds known as the Takuanyuan. Madame Shih is the matriarch of the central family of this novel, which is ruined by the greed of Phoenix. At the beginning of this novel, a flower is reincarnated as Black Jade, who dies of grief after its main character is tricked into marrying Precious Virtue. This novel describes the interactions of the twelve beuatiful women of Jinling with Pao-yu, who is born with a jade tablet in his mouth. One of the four great Chinese classical novels, for 10 points, name this novel by Cao Xuequin about the decline of the Jia family.
In this novel, Pervading Fragrance performs the play of cloud and rain, and the Bottle-gourd Temple is burned down by a careless monk.
{Dream} of the {Red Chamber} [or The {Story} of the {Stone}; or {Hongloumeng}]