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Story Of The Stone

The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber" is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqins magnificent saga "The Dreamer Awakes" was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty focussing on Bao-yu now married to Bao-chai after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death financial ruin marriage decadence and corruption his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision which reveals to him that life itself is merely a dream as moonlight mirrored in the water."
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The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) also known as " The Dream of the Red Chamber" is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqins magnificent saga " The Dreamer Awakes" was carefully edited & completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty focussing on Bao-yu now married to Bao-chai after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death financial ruin marriage decadence & corruption his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision which reveals to him that life itself is merely a dream as moonlight mirrored in the water."

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water - A chemical substance. Chemical formula H2O.
Red - One of the three primary colours
Stone - Or Rock is a naturally occuring mineral categorised into three types, Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Vision - To be able to imagine, also can mean what you can see.

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