Archive - Dream of the Red Chamber

January 2026

All form, no substance

Jan 31 • Daniel Evensen

Jia Baoyu goes to visit Qin Keqing

Jan 30 • Daniel Evensen

Lin Yutang on Dream of the Red Chamber

A bit of a side note

Jan 29 • Daniel Evensen

Wang Xifeng's Joke

Two difficult passages to translate

Jan 28 • Daniel Evensen

Narrative Technique

Another thing you might miss

Jan 27 • Daniel Evensen

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