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Tunghai University-News--Professor Yian-Yong Bai Talks about “The Dream of the Red Chamber”
Prof. Bai introduced the background of the story with vivid details and great depth. He considered The Dream of Red Chamber one of the most important literary work in not just the Chinese literature history, but in the world’s literature history. The characters in the book were depicted animatedly and the book itself contained all forms of Chinese literature, such as poems, lyrics, scripts, and poetry. It is certain that The Dream of Red Chamber deserved to be called “the Eastern Shakespearean Masterpiece.” Prof. Bai said that he had been reading this book ever since childhood, and now he still found inspiration in the writing. It is a book for all ages to learn from and also an evidence to represent the Chinese culture and values.
According to Prof. Bei, The Dream of Red Chamber involved deep philosophy of life, which could be separated into two parts: the first part illustrated how the Jia family were doomed from its original social status, while the second walked through how Bao-Yu Jia experienced the ups and downs in life and eventually settled down as a monk. In Prof. Bai’s opinion, The Dream of Red Chamber was all about “love.” The love between men and women was the essential energy for the universe to function. The author, Shuei-Chin Tsao, had a soft heart for the society and the people. He did not merely write about a fictional family falling from rich to poor, but, in fact, he noticed from his surroundings with his sharp sense as an artist that one day, the prosperous kingdom of Emperor Qianlong would eventually collapse. As said in the book, “Life is a grand garden that goes from colorful to ash. It is all natural process.”
Prof. Bai concluded his speech saying that although dreams did come true, there would always be the time to let go. Just like in the last chapter of the novel, Bao-Yu Jia left the flourishing Red Chamber and lived in seclusion with two monks, letting go of his past. Affluence was real yet also intangible, a definite dream. Life should be lived and felt genuinely with a mind of innocence.
Professor Yian-Yong Bai Talks about “The Dream of the Red Chamber”
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Prof. Bai introduced the background of the story with vivid details and great depth. He considered The Dream of Red Chamber one of the most important literary work in not just the Chinese literature history, but in the world’s literature history. The characters in the book were depicted animatedly and the book itself contained all forms of Chinese literature, such as poems, lyrics, scripts, and poetry. It is certain that The Dream of Red Chamber deserved to be called “the Eastern Shakespearean Masterpiece.” Prof. Bai said that he had been reading this book ever since childhood, and now he still found inspiration in the writing. It is a book for all ages to learn from and also an evidence to represent the Chinese culture and values.
According to Prof. Bei, The Dream of Red Chamber involved deep philosophy of life, which could be separated into two parts: the first part illustrated how the Jia family were doomed from its original social status, while the second walked through how Bao-Yu Jia experienced the ups and downs in life and eventually settled down as a monk. In Prof. Bai’s opinion, The Dream of Red Chamber was all about “love.” The love between men and women was the essential energy for the universe to function. The author, Shuei-Chin Tsao, had a soft heart for the society and the people. He did not merely write about a fictional family falling from rich to poor, but, in fact, he noticed from his surroundings with his sharp sense as an artist that one day, the prosperous kingdom of Emperor Qianlong would eventually collapse. As said in the book, “Life is a grand garden that goes from colorful to ash. It is all natural process.”
Prof. Bai concluded his speech saying that although dreams did come true, there would always be the time to let go. Just like in the last chapter of the novel, Bao-Yu Jia left the flourishing Red Chamber and lived in seclusion with two monks, letting go of his past. Affluence was real yet also intangible, a definite dream. Life should be lived and felt genuinely with a mind of innocence.
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