A series of works have recently been published on the Chinese classis A Dream of Red Mansions, which has always been a topic of study by Chinese literary scholars.
A Dream of Red Mansions, or The Story of the Stone, has always been a topic of study by many Chinese literary scholars, since its publication in the early Qing Dynasty by Cao Xueqin around 1790.
Zhou Ruchang, now in his eighties, is one of the most famous literary scholars to study this work.
He has published over 20 works on A Dream of Red Mansions, including three books.
In these books represent his life's work studying Red Mansions.
He has also published other two books as a guide to reading the Red Masion for readers without an academic background.
Another two Red Mansion scholars Feng Qiyong and Liu Xinwu have also recently published works on the famous book.
(CRI.com February 24, 2005)
